Goñas Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Goñas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goñas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru9871:32,2033,222
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gonas (171) are calculated separately.

Goñas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goñas (Arabic: غونس, Hindi: गोणस, Marathi: गोणस) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gonas. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goñas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 364,871st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,368,601 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Goñas live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Peru, where it is held by 987 people, or 1 in 32,203. In Peru it is primarily found in: Amazonas Region, where 52 percent reside, Lima Province, where 22 percent reside and San Martín Region, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Peru this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Goñas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goñas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goñas last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goñas Last Name Statistics demography

Goñas earn somewhat more than the average income. In Peru they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,071 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonas93171/
Gañas80461/
Goñaz80126/
Goños804/
Gonaus73263/
Gongas73136/
Gonias73109/
Gounas73107/
Ghonas7318/
Ngonas7314/
Gonase7311/
Gonhas7310/
Gonass737/
Gonash736/
Gonais735/
Gonjas734/
Gonads733/
Gonnas731/
Ghonase67382/
Goinhas6753/
Gounias6733/
Goynash6728/
Ghonash679/
Goynias675/
Gongash674/
Gounnas672/
Ghounas672/
Gotnast671/
Goonash671/
Goinnas671/
Gojnasz671/
Gañehas671/
Gonneas670/

Goñas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goñas in the Marathi language
गोणसgonasa-
Goñas in the Hindi language
गोणसgonasa50
गोनसgonasa50
Goñas in the Arabic language
غونسghwns-

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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 Goñas
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