Gonkpala Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gonkpala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonkpala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1001:44,0854,004
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Gonkpala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gonkpala Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gonkpala occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonkpala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Gonkpala live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 44,085. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Bong County, where 53 percent live, Nimba County, where 34 percent live and Montserrado County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Gonkpala occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gonkpala Last Name Statistics demography

Gonkpala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonkpalah94112/
Gonkpallah891/
Gankpala8816/
Gunkpala885/
Ankpatla753/
Gankpalo751/
Gangpatla713/
Hounkpealo671/
Gongpaulet671/
Ongpaulo631/
Gangpalli5924/
Gangpalle597/
Ghomkhpoyleh501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gonkpala
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