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

Gonya (Hindi: गोन्या, Marathi: गोन्या) is most common in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms: Gónya. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Gonya is the 166,914^th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,811,553 people. Gonya is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gonya reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gonya is also the 327,600^th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 644 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,441 people, or 1 in 37,597. In South Africa Gonya is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Gonya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gonya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gonya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gonya surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.11% registered with the party.

The amount Gonya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.47% less than the national average, earning R 172,356 per year and in United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,029 USD per year.