Gooun Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gooun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gooun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Gooun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gooun is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gooun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gooun is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Gooun is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gooun reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia Gooun is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 68 percent reside, Bong County, where 27 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gohoun911,704/
Ooun896/
Gouhoun835/
Ghohoun831/
Goehoun831/
Goujoun831/
Gohoung831/
Goyon802,340/
Oyoun801,123/
Gojon80531/
Gouon8081/
Ohoun8072/
Gojun8056/
Gaoon8029/
Goyun805/
Gaoun804/
Oeoun804/
Ojoun803/
Ououn802/
Goiun801/
Gohounhe7719/
Gohounne771/
Oyoung73195/
Gahoun73124/
Gouhon7353/
Gaound7335/
Gohoum7326/
Gohuin7320/
Gaoone739/
Goyjon737/
Hohoun737/
Hoyoun736/
Goyune736/
Ohoune735/
Gohune734/
Gaoune733/
Gouuin732/
Goyoum732/
Ngaoun732/
Gohung731/
Ohouyn731/
Gououm731/
Gojoon731/
Goioon731/
Oousen731/
Goujun731/
Hooeun731/
Gohaun730/
Ahgoun730/
Gohoungue711/
Gohoussin711/
Aoun6758,814/
Oyun678,846/
Gaon673,625/
Oyon673,390/
Ojon671,365/
Ouon67386/
Aoon67180/
Hoyoung6719/
Ojun6714/
Ghohoum6713/
Uoon679/
Ohoutin676/
Oion674/
Hoyhoun672/
Ooum672/
Goaunne671/
Oiun671/
Goehoungue671/
Gahoung671/
Ouun671/
Uoun670/

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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 Gooun
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