Gony Surname

24,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Gony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan15,8531:720148
Bangladesh4,5061:35,3652,174
France4351:152,69623,696
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
India2491:3,080,58491,479
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Goñy (65) are calculated separately.

Gony (428) may also be a first name.

Gony Last Name Facts

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

Gony (Hindi: गोनी, Russian: Гоны) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It can also be found as a variant: Goñy. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gony? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,940th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 336,778 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Gony live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 415,075th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 428 people.

The surname Gony is most numerous in South Sudan, where it is held by 15,853 people, or 1 in 720. Excluding South Sudan this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 21 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Gony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gony has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gony surname contracted 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Gony earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning $32,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.26% less than the national average, earning $31,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goñy9265/
Gouny89770/
Gonyo89758/
Gojny89685/
Goney89613/
Gonyi89597/
Gonay89457/
Gonoy89243/
Gonny89198/
Goony89151/
Ghony89111/
Ngony8982/
Goiny8959/
Gonhy8938/
Goniy8936/
Gomny8911/
Gonys891/
Goyny891/
Ony865,111/
Gosney804,318/
Ghoniy801,255/
Gosnay80318/
Gooney80196/
Gonhay80137/
Gongay80134/
Gonnay80128/
Goinay8061/
Ghonay8037/
Gonney8031/
Ngonay8029/
Gojney8023/
Ghonny8017/
Gouney8016/
Goiney8014/
Gounay809/
Ngoney806/
Gongey805/
Ghouny802/
Gonaya802/
Goeney802/
Ngouny802/
Gohnny801/
Gotney801/
Gonyoa801/
Gonysh801/
Goonay801/
Gongoy801/
Gotnay801/
Gounny801/
Gounyi801/
Gonnoy801/
Goonyi801/
Goynay801/
Gohniy801/
Ghonyo801/
Gognoy800/
Gothny800/
Goinny800/
Gomney800/
Goynoy800/
Goni75162,215/
Gona7522,569/
Gone7521,853/
Onay7519,010/
Gany7516,410/
Oney755,259/
Onyi751,931/
Onny751,664/
Gonh751,462/
Onyo75565/
Hony75410/
Guny75246/
Onoy75220/
Oony75171/
Gonj7568/
Ouny755/
Oniy754/
Ohny754/
Goné753/
Onuy752/
Oiny751/
Goní751/
Onyh751/
Onyy751/
Onyz751/
Ghoinay73624/
Goosney73321/
Gounaya73273/
Gojnycz7313/
Ngounyi7311/
Goutney738/
Gonyoha734/
Ghounay734/
Gonnaya733/
Ngouney732/
Ghouney732/
Goynych731/
Gothney731/
Ngounay731/
Goungay731/
Goungey731/
Gongaya731/
Goonaya731/
Ghotney731/
Goehney730/
Gousney730/
Gottney730/
Goingey730/
Goneyth730/
Güney6770,963/
Günay6762,271/
Honey6719,907/
Ghany678,931/
Gouni676,778/
Ganyo675,713/
Ghoni675,557/
Ghone674,538/
Ganey673,801/
Gonet673,616/
Angoy673,550/
Gunay672,742/
Ganoy672,072/
Gonge672,068/
Gonhi671,639/
Ngone671,563/
Gonne671,552/
Ongay671,469/
Gonoi671,463/
Gouna671,364/
Goyne671,312/
Gonna671,267/
Honny671,246/
Guney671,216/
Gonio67931/
Goune67723/
Gonni67717/
Gonis67715/
Goina67709/
Gonez67682/
Ganay67639/
Gonai67636/
Ganny67624/
Gones67508/
Ganiy67457/
Goner67358/
Gunny67358/
Onyoh67347/
Onaya67345/
Ganyi67336/
Gongi67327/
Ongey67327/
Ongoy67310/
Guniy67310/
Gonje67271/
Gotni67269/
Agney67261/
Ghona67253/
Gonie67249/
Goona67235/
Hojny67215/
Gauny67201/
Gomni67199/
Gonea67180/
Gogni67177/
Ganhy67172/
Oinay67170/
Gogne67157/
Oonyi67128/
Goone67117/
Goine67109/
Gonee6796/
Honay6787/
Gunoy6783/
Onysh6782/
Gatny6776/
Goneh6770/
Gonhe6766/
Goene6761/
Gohne6755/
Gonei6754/
Gányi6746/
Onych6745/
Goini6742/
Goyna6740/
Onney6739/
Gosne6739/
Houny6739/
Kgone6738/
Gojna6736/
Gonaa6733/
Gon'a6730/
Gojná6729/
Ngany6728/
Goené6724/
Gojný6724/
Gonaj6721/
Hoyny6720/
Goniz6719/
Honyš6718/
Gunyi6716/
Gounh6716/
Honyi6715/
Ghonh6715/
Gonii6715/
Gonoa6715/
Gunyo6714/
Agnay6714/
Ognay6714/
Gonđa6713/
Gohni6712/
Ohnny6712/
Goeni6712/
Honoy6711/
Otney6711/
Gonih6711/
Oonyo6711/
Osnay6711/
Gosni6710/
Oñgoy6710/
Goscinny679/
Gonit679/
Gouné679/
Goneu679/
Oinyo679/
Ounyo679/
Onnoy679/
Goonj678/
Agnuy678/
Ousny677/
Goned677/
Gonej677/
Gotne676/
Onaay675/
Goiný675/
Ghoinaya674/
Osney674/
Gaany674/
Gahny674/
Kgona674/
Onhuy674/
Ghuny673/
Oiney673/
Ouney673/
Hohny673/
Oneey673/
Gonip673/
Gonné673/
Ngoné673/
Gamny672/
Ooney672/
Ogney672/
Honiy672/
Ggoni672/
Goyni672/
Gonäs672/
Goiná672/
Gomne672/
Onnyo672/
Gojni672/
O'Ney671/
Oniey671/
Oonny671/
Ganyy671/
Gounj671/
Ganuy671/
Hgoni671/
Oinyi671/
Onoyh671/
Oonyy671/
Ounay671/
Oynay671/
Oinny671/
Ognoy671/
Ganyś671/
Gonhh671/
Gosné671/
Goscenny671/
Agnoy671/
Ngonj671/
Ghounaya671/
Onohy671/
Nguny671/
Hgona671/
Kgany671/
Kgoni671/
Oihny671/
Osnys671/
Ounyy671/
Onehy671/
Gonid671/
Ohney670/
Huony670/
Hoony670/
Gunuy670/
Honyh670/
Otnay670/

Gony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gony in the Hindi language
गोनीgoni-
Gony in the Russian language
Гоныgony-

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