Gooun Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Gooun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gohoun | 91 | 1,704 | / |
| Ooun | 89 | 6 | / |
| Gouhoun | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ghohoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goehoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goujoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gohoung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goyon | 80 | 2,340 | / |
| Oyoun | 80 | 1,123 | / |
| Gojon | 80 | 531 | / |
| Gouon | 80 | 81 | / |
| Ohoun | 80 | 72 | / |
| Gojun | 80 | 56 | / |
| Gaoon | 80 | 29 | / |
| Goyun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gaoun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oeoun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ojoun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ououn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Goiun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gohounhe | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gohounne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyoung | 73 | 195 | / |
| Gahoun | 73 | 124 | / |
| Gouhon | 73 | 53 | / |
| Gaound | 73 | 35 | / |
| Gohoum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gohuin | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gaoone | 73 | 9 | / |
| Goyjon | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hohoun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hoyoun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Goyune | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ohoune | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gohune | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaoune | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gouuin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goyoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngaoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gohung | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohouyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gououm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gojoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goioon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oousen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goujun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hooeun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gohaun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ahgoun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gohoungue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gohoussin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aoun | 67 | 58,814 | / |
| Oyun | 67 | 8,846 | / |
| Gaon | 67 | 3,625 | / |
| Oyon | 67 | 3,390 | / |
| Ojon | 67 | 1,365 | / |
| Ouon | 67 | 386 | / |
| Aoon | 67 | 180 | / |
| Hoyoung | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ojun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghohoum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uoon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohoutin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oion | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoyhoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ooum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goaunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goehoungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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