Gouahi Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gouahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Gouahi (16) may also be a first name.

Gouahi Last Name Facts

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

Gouahi is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouahi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gouahi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

The surname Gouahi is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 281,356. In The Ivory Coast Gouahi is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 73 percent reside, Lacs District, where 13 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouahie9228/
Ouahi914,910/
Goahi916/
Ouahid833,952/
Gouahe8352/
Ouahie8336/
Houahi8315/
Goahit834/
Ouahit833/
Gohahi832/
Ouahio832/
Ouajhi831/
Ouhahi831/
Goahie830/
Oahi803/
Gouhoui771/
Ouahahi771/
Gouaher771/
Gaoua733,391/
Ouohi732,404/
Gaoui731,498/
Goahe73243/
Aouai73191/
Huahi73155/
Oahui7357/
Gaoai734/
Ouahe732/
Ouaeh732/
Gouae731/
Gàoui731/
Hoahi731/
Ouoai731/
Oahie731/
Gaohi731/
Oahit731/
Ngouayie712/
Ngouohai711/
Ngouajie711/
Ngouohui711/
Ghaoui674,732/
Gohoua67820/
Gahoua67603/
Gahoui67355/
Gohoui6770/
Ouhohi6734/
Ouahes6731/
Gojiai6726/
Houohi6724/
Uhiahi6724/
Ouahed6720/
Gaohai6717/
Houahe6714/
Aouaid6710/
Ouajji6710/
Aouais678/
Huahui677/
Ghaoua676/
Gaohui675/
Haouai675/
Ahouai672/
Oauhid672/
Gououi672/
Ohahit671/
Goahey671/
Gouaed671/
Goiyai671/
Ngaoui671/
Ouhoui671/
Ouaayi671/
Gaouie671/
Gaouiz671/
Gouaae671/
Goahee671/
Goehai671/
Ghouae671/
Ghoeai671/
Auahoi671/
Gahohi671/
Hoahie671/
Gaouit671/

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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 Gouahi
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