Goundiam Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Goundiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goundiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal4641:31,421652
Mali3231:52,5361,331
France1071:620,77381,454
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080

Goundiam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goundiam is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goundiam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 392,486th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name Goundiam is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Goundiam reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 31,421. In Senegal Goundiam is mostly found in: Tambacounda Region, where 67 percent are found, Dakar Region, where 22 percent are found and Ziguinchor Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Senegal this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 36 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goundiame9441/
Goundian8811/
Undiam861/
Goundiane821/
Gundian8045/
Gondian8026/
Gondiom8018/
Ondiame801/
Gundeam801/
Houndjiame781/
Gondjian7511/
Gundjian753/
Gondiant752/
Goumdjam751/
Gondihan751/
Houndjame71502/
Andiam71148/
Ondyam713/
Ondjam711/
Gandian6757/
Gondean6722/
Gondjom6710/
Andiame675/
Gondyan672/
Gueundjian672/
Houndjeame671/
Gumdian671/
Gondion670/

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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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  • 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 Goundiam
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