Gonwo Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gonwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast641:360,48812,777
Liberia291:152,01810,911

Gonwo (113) may also be a first name.

Gonwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonwo is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonwo? popularity and diffusion

Gonwo is the 1,931,261st most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonwo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 113 people.

Gonwo is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 360,488. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 97 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast it occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonwoa914/
Ngonwo912/
Gounwo911/
Gonwuo911/
Gonwou911/
Gounwou831/
Gonwa80594/
Ganwo80320/
Gonbo80267/
Gonvo8010/
Gonuo801/
Gunwo801/
Gonboo73244/
Ngonvo73239/
Gonwah7373/
Gounwa7311/
Ganwou739/
Gonnuo737/
Gonmbo737/
Gunwoo736/
Gonbou734/
Gonwaa731/
Goinbo731/
Gounbo731/
Ganwod730/
Gotenwood710/
Nganwou6757/
Goinwad6731/
Gonouho676/
Ghounwa672/
Ghanwoh671/
Gounbou671/
N'Gonvo671/
Ngounwa671/
Gonwuah671/
Ganwood670/
Goosenwood670/

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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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  • 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 Gonwo
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