Gonsum Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Gonsum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 305 | 1:580,796 | 28,045 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Gonsum (23) may also be a first name.
Gonsum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonsum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonsum is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonsum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 878,878th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gonsum reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename internationally, held by 23 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 580,796. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 84 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsum | 91 | 179 | / |
| Gansum | 83 | 86 | / |
| Gonsun | 83 | 32 | / |
| Gunsum | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gonsom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gonzum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Goncum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gomsum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonsuin | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ghunsum | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oonsium | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gounsun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goinsom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghensum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oonsuim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonsung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onsom | 73 | 156 | / |
| Ansum | 73 | 80 | / |
| Oncum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onjum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngansoum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hounsoum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hansum | 67 | 421 | / |
| Gonson | 67 | 407 | / |
| Guncum | 67 | 140 | / |
| Onchum | 67 | 75 | / |
| Homsum | 67 | 66 | / |
| Gansun | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gonzun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Anshum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ganjum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gansom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oonsom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gomsun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gumsum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gunsom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonzom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounssoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochinsum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngounzoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gansüm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonchaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honsom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gonsum
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