Goonaseelan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Goonaseelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goonaseelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Goonaseelan (222) may also be a first name.

Goonaseelan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goonaseelan is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goonaseelan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Goonaseelan reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Goonaseelan is also the 605,116th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 222 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Goonaseelan Last Name Statistics demography

Goonaseelan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.62% less than the national average, earning R 148,236 per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Goonaseelan
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