Gunok Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gunok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Günok (211) are calculated separately.

Gunok (15) may also be a first name.

Gunok Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunok is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Günok. Click here for other potential spellings of Gunok.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunok? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Gunok is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gunok live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria Gunok is mostly found in: Plateau, where 80 percent reside, Kaduna, where 18 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günok93211/
Gunock9144/
Ngunok9128/
Gunoik918/
Gungok917/
Gunhok911/
Unok891,265/
Gounouk8356/
Gounock831/
Unoke80763/
Gonok8064/
Ounok8054/
Gunuk8050/
Aunok8049/
Gunak8029/
Uinok8029/
Ungok8027/
Ginok8019/
Utnok8017/
Gunog8017/
Eunok8013/
Unnok808/
Gunoc802/
Unuok801/
Unook801/
Gounouck7741/
Gounnouk772/
Gunake73429/
Hunnok73150/
Hunoke7369/
Goenok7333/
Unhock7332/
Gungog7317/
Ngunak7314/
Ginock7310/
Ounouk739/
Ghunak737/
Gungak736/
Unuoke735/
Ouynok734/
Gunack734/
Gunguk734/
Huinok732/
Huynok732/
Gunuks732/
Gounak732/
Gaunak732/
Ghinok731/
Eunook731/
Autnok731/
Eunock731/
Gunuck731/
Gunnoc731/
Ounoke731/
Ounock731/
Ngounouck711/
Onok671,326/
Ghunake671,123/
Unak67531/
Gunnuck67123/
Unog6788/
Gunnack6775/
Unoc6761/
Ounouck6734/
Gaunoux6712/
Unoková674/
Gunnakk673/
Nggunuk673/
Unox673/
Gugnuyk672/
Gounoug672/
Unoq671/
Ounoukh671/
Gaunake671/
Gunakke671/
Hounock671/
Goungoc671/
Gounoux671/
Guneuke671/
Eugnock671/
Huhynok671/
Ugnuoke671/
Gunough670/

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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 Gunok
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