Goronyo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Goronyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Goronyo (16) may also be a first name.
Goronyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goronyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goronyo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goronyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goronyo is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goronyo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goronyo is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 87 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Goronyo
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