Gounkagou Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gounkagou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Gounkagou (126) may also be a first name.
Gounkagou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gounkagou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gounkagou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gounkagou? popularity and diffusion
Gounkagou is the 4,772,636th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Gounkagou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gounkagou reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 126 people.
The surname Gounkagou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Gounkagou is most common in: Far North Region, where 83 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found and North Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngounkagou | 95 | 3 | / |
| Gonkago | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goncago | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gounkoungo | 74 | 31 | / |
| Gangkagu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onkaigho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkokgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonkanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onkogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onkanga | 63 | 118 | / |
| Goncaga | 63 | 15 | / |
| Guncaga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ankangu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Onkang'a | 59 | 4 | / |
| Gankanga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gongqongo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hounkonnga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hounkoinga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onkonga | 50 | 11 | / |
| Angcago | 50 | 2 | / |
| Huncaga | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ankaîga | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ankanga | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gomcaga | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gounkagou
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