Gouna Surname
Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname
Gouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Niger | 232 | 1:82,724 | 3,566 |
| Cameroon | 184 | 1:112,875 | 13,089 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Benin | 97 | 1:106,553 | 11,978 |
| Burkina Faso | 71 | 1:258,480 | 4,957 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Gouna (410) may also be a first name.
Gouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouna (Hindi: गौना, Marathi: गौना, Oriya: ଗାଉଣା) has its highest incidence in Chad. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gouna is the 282,611th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,342,776 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gouna are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gouna is also the 425,605th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 410 people.
The surname is most widely held in Chad, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 28,258. Outside of Chad this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଉଣା | ga'una | - |
| Gouna in the Marathi language | ||
| गौना | gauna | - |
| Gouna in the Hindi language | ||
| गौना | gauna | 80 |
| गौणा | gauna | 20 |
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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 Gouna
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