Goonniah Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Goonniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 55 | 1:23,517 | 4,778 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
Goonniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goonniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goonniah occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonniah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goonniah is the 2,372,517th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Goonniah occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Goonniah live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.
Goonniah is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 23,517. In Mauritius Goonniah is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 98 percent live and Rivière Noire District, where 2 percent live. Not including Mauritius this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonniah | 93 | 14 | / |
| Gooniah | 93 | 9 | / |
| Goniah | 86 | 62 | / |
| Gonnia | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gomniah | 80 | 38 | / |
| Ghoniah | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ganniah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngonnia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gongiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gongnia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonniea | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gonia | 77 | 1,531 | / |
| Oniah | 77 | 367 | / |
| Onnia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ghounnia | 75 | 38 | / |
| Ngonia | 71 | 269 | / |
| Goniea | 71 | 169 | / |
| Gounia | 71 | 112 | / |
| Gonias | 71 | 109 | / |
| Gonnio | 71 | 54 | / |
| Ghonia | 71 | 45 | / |
| Gongia | 71 | 42 | / |
| Anniah | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ganiah | 71 | 38 | / |
| Goniat | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gunnia | 71 | 28 | / |
| Onnias | 71 | 25 | / |
| Honiah | 71 | 22 | / |
| Goonja | 71 | 15 | / |
| Goniho | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gongna | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ongnia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gonjah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Onjiah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Goinia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gannia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gonjia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gognia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ongiah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gonnya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohnniacht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gohnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goungniho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghanniash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guniah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goonea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onnjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonioa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Onia | 67 | 4,012 | / |
| Gogniat | 67 | 980 | / |
| Gangiah | 67 | 285 | / |
| Ngongia | 67 | 173 | / |
| Gungiah | 67 | 129 | / |
| Goniacz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gonieau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gounias | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hongnia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngounia | 67 | 13 | / |
| N'Gonia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osennia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghaniah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gongnei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngonyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaunnia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goynias | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anngiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanniah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghannia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguniah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunnija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghounia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonneea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounnio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gangnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oonngio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goonjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoonya | 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
- 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 Goonniah
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