Goonah Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Goonah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 93 | 1:13,908 | 2,969 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goonah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goonah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goonah is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,785,358th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Goonah occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Goonah are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
It is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 13,908. In Mauritius Goonah is primarily found in: Pamplemousses District, where 58 percent live and Flacq District, where 42 percent live. Barring Mauritius it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 8 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gohona | 83 | 3 | / |
| Goanah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaonach | 77 | 363 | / |
| Ngouona | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goanach | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gohouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goanadh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouonga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaona | 73 | 92,857 | / |
| Goana | 73 | 126 | / |
| Goono | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gohounga | 71 | 64 | / |
| Gaounach | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gohanadh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gohannah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahonach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gahona | 67 | 3,376 | / |
| Gouana | 67 | 299 | / |
| Goanga | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ngoana | 67 | 105 | / |
| Gaouna | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kgoana | 67 | 38 | / |
| Goanas | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gohana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngaona | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaonas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaonea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouonhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goanad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohoungoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goonah
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