Goronu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Goronu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goronu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Goronu Last Name Facts

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

Goronu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goronu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goronu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Goronu are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Goronu is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Goronu is most common in: Madang, where 40 percent are found, Morobe, where 35 percent are found and Chimbu, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Goronu exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oronu917/
Gorongnu862/
Gorongou861/
Orongu8352/
Gorunu8314/
Oronus833/
Oruonu833/
Goranu831/
Horonu831/
Oronau831/
Gorenu831/
Orognu831/
Gorunus77251/
Orongnu771/
Oroungu771/
Gouroungou7557/
Gourgounou752/
Gourzounou751/
Aronu73672/
Oranu73618/
Oronó733/
Gorangou712/
Gourangu711/
Gorunuch711/
Organu6760/
Oranus6717/
Garunu6716/
Gurunu6715/
Oranut678/
Guranu676/
Orranu674/
Haronu674/
Garanu673/
Horanu673/
Orangu673/
Ahronu673/
Hourounou672/
Gerenu672/
Arounu672/
Oragnu672/
Oranau671/
Aronuz671/
Oranud671/
Gouragnou671/
Aruonu671/
Oranou671/

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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 Goronu
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