Where Does The Last Name Gonou Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gonou is most common in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonou? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gonou is the 352,406^th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gonou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gonou is also the 463,079^th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 354 people.

The surname Gonou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 22,567. In Benin Gonou is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 25 percent live, Zou Department, where 23 percent live and Mono Department, where 16 percent live. Beside Benin this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 41 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.

Gonou Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gonou has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.