Gönen Surname

37,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gönen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gönen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey13,9581:5,575800
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Austria191:448,18144,644
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Gonen (2,490) are calculated separately.

Gönen (449) may also be a first name.

Gönen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gönen (Arabic: جونين, Marathi: गोण) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gonen. For other potential spellings of Gönen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gönen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,275th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 515,786 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Gönen are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 403,949th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 449 people.

The surname Gönen is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 13,958 people, or 1 in 5,575. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found, Denizli Province, where 11 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Gönen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gönen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gönen surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonen932,490/
Genen80494/
Ganen80272/
Gönem8077/
Gönin803/
Gehnen73324/
Goenen73133/
Gannen7365/
Geneen7357/
Ghanen7338/
Ghonen7320/
Gonenn7310/
Gonnen739/
Ganien735/
Ganaen732/
Goneen731/
Gonien731/
Gaanen730/
Gohnen730/
Ganeen730/
Gienen730/
Ghaneen67105/
Gahanen6718/
Ghonien673/
Ghannen671/
Ganienė671/
Goehnen670/
Genin609,968/
Ganin608,365/
Gonin607,085/
Génin6088/
Gonyn603/
Gonhn602/
Gañen601/
Gonnin55680/
Ghanin55349/
Genijn5594/
Gannin5585/
Ganinn5528/
Gienin553/
Goenin553/
Genien552/
Gganin551/
Ghonin551/
Ganihn551/
Genienė50481/
Gahanin501/

Gönen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gönen in the Marathi language
गोणgona-
Gönen in the Arabic language
جونينjwnyn-

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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 Gönen
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