Gouani Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

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

Gouani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1811:127,4656,209
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gouani (49) may also be a first name.

Gouani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gouani is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gouani is the 1,181,191st most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Gouani is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gouani reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gouani is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 127,465. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 72 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 18 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The Ivory Coast Gouani exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goshuani8686/
Gouvanis866/
Gouswani861/
Gousvani861/
Govani834,323/
Gowani831,131/
Govaniy77155/
Govanai77114/
Goubane7733/
Govanis7717/
Gowanit7715/
Govanni7715/
Gobanhi7710/
Gojwani779/
Govanii776/
Gabouni776/
Gojvani775/
Govanij773/
Gowaniz773/
Govhani773/
Goveani772/
Gouwane772/
Ngovani771/
Govanit771/
Gohwani771/
Gotvani771/
Gouvana771/
Gowanni771/
Gowasni771/
Gouvoni771/
Gobanai771/
Gouvany771/
Govanip771/
Gouwana771/
Gowanis771/
Gowaani771/
Gowanish717/
Ghoubane713/
Goswamni713/
Gausvani713/
Ngowanyi712/
Goshvani712/
Ghobaini711/
Ghasuani711/
Goivanni711/
Goovanni711/
Gouwaneh711/
Govainis711/
Gobhaniy711/
Ghoswani711/
Govoni678,108/
Gawani675,657/
Gavani67941/
Gowana67401/
Gavoni67185/
Gobane67163/
Govane67101/
Gobany6760/
Gowane6740/
Gabáni6722/
Gowoni6719/
Govany675/
Gawoni673/
Goyvanich672/
Goyvanish671/
Gowany671/
Geeovanni670/

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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 Gouani
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