Gaona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Gaona, perhaps of Basque origin.

Proper noun

Gaona (plural Gaonas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaona is the 3811^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9299 individuals. Gaona is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gaona”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈona/ [ɡaˈo.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: Ga‧o‧na

Proper noun

Gaona m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque