Gornah Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gornah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gornah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gornah is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gornah is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gornah are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Gornah is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Gornah is most common in: Bong County, where 100 percent live. Other than Liberia Gornah exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 33 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorneah926/
Gornaah921/
Gornadh921/
Gornach921/
Gorna91483/
Gornas834,530/
Gornea83378/
Gourna83182/
Gornay8355/
Gernah8342/
Gornaz8337/
Garnah8326/
Gorzna8316/
Gornat8315/
Gornai8314/
Gorgna835/
Gornaľ834/
Gornaś832/
Gornoh832/
Gornad831/
Ngorna831/
Gornau831/
Ghorna831/
Gournay772,514/
Gournas77299/
Gorneau77215/
Ghernah7711/
Gournai7710/
Gournea773/
Gornass773/
Garnach772/
Gornacz772/
Gournat771/
Gorimna771/
Gargnah771/
Garnash770/
Gornais770/
Gornaud770/
Gerna73974/
Gorno73789/
Garna73787/
Gorná73106/
Górna7352/
Gòrna731/
Garnauth712/
Gournaud711/
Gornault711/
Gourneaz710/
Garnacht710/
Gorney672,576/
Gorgno67351/
Gernay67251/
Gorneault67249/
Garnas67128/
Garnai67103/
Gornot6789/
Gornoi6776/
Garnat6762/
Garnau6732/
Gourno6731/
Gernai6719/
Goorno6717/
Gernaa6714/
Gourneaux6710/
Garnad679/
Garnay677/
Gornos677/
Gornoy676/
Ngarna676/
Górzna676/
Gornaľová675/
Garnaj674/
Gornoz674/
Górnaś673/
Garnea672/
Gargna672/
Gornod671/
Gharna671/
Ghorno671/
Goirno671/
Gournault671/
Gorngo671/
Görnaz671/
Gernna671/
Garnna670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gornah
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