Gonway Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gonway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1231:35,8423,316
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gonway Last Name Facts

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

Gonway occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gonway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Gonway is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gonway reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 35,842. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 59 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Gonway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gonway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gonway Last Name Statistics demography

Gonway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonwa91594/
Gonwayee866/
Gonwah8373/
Ganway8368/
Gonbay8347/
Gounwa8311/
Gomway836/
Gonwoa834/
Gonwea832/
Gonwaa831/
Gunway831/
Ganwaye7775/
Goinwad7731/
Ghanway7720/
Gahnway776/
Gonbaye773/
Ghounwa772/
Ngounwa771/
Gonwuah771/
Gannway771/
Gomwa73730/
Gonba73155/
Gunwa7391/
Ganwa7345/
Gonwe7320/
Gonva7313/
Gonua7313/
Gonwi735/
Ganwy732/
Gonby730/
Ghanwaye7145/
Ghunwaya713/
Ngonwaha711/
Günbay671,490/
Ngunwa67931/
Ganwas67147/
Gombay67120/
Gumway6762/
Ngonua6748/
Ganuay6742/
Gunbay6723/
Goumwa6718/
Gamnwa6712/
Gonvad6712/
Gonbai6711/
Gounwe6710/
Ghenwa679/
Gounba679/
Gonvat679/
Ganbay677/
Gunwhy677/
Ghanwa676/
Gonvea675/
Gonnwe674/
Ngonva673/
Ganwad672/
Gonwee672/
Ganwey672/
Gonbau672/
Gunwai671/
Kgonba671/
Gaanwa671/
Gomwai671/
Ganwai671/
Genvay671/
Gganwa671/
Nganwy671/
Gonwehyee671/
Goenva671/
Gonhua671/
Gonvai671/
Ganwua671/
Ganwah671/
Gonwou671/
Gamway670/
Gonwer670/

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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 Gonway
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