Gouane Surname
Approximately 974 people bear this surname
Gouane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 401 | 1:51,793 | 6,767 |
| Burkina Faso | 390 | 1:47,057 | 2,167 |
| Ivory Coast | 142 | 1:162,473 | 7,433 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Gouané (1) are calculated separately.
Gouane (408) may also be a first name.
Gouane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouane occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gouané. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 369,191st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. The surname Gouane is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gouane reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 426,776th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 408 people.
The last name Gouane is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 51,793. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 46 percent reside, North Region, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Gouane exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 40 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Gouane
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