Goï Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Goï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 209 | 1:49,453 | 6,245 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Goi (11,438), Goî (3) & Gói (2) are calculated separately.
Goï (115) may also be a first name.
Goï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goï occurs most in Benin. It can occur as a variant: Goi, Goî or Gói. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goï? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,144,405th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goï are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname Goï is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 49,453. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 49 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 26 percent are found and Kouffo Department, where 11 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goi | 89 | 11,438 | / |
| Goî | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngoï | 86 | 9 | / |
| Goïs | 86 | 7 | / |
| Goïa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goïe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Go | 80 | 337,643 | / |
| Oï | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gói | 78 | 2 | / |
| N'Goï | 75 | 57 | / |
| Ngo | 67 | 1,485,291 | / |
| Gou | 67 | 560,541 | / |
| Goh | 67 | 135,156 | / |
| God | 67 | 62,363 | / |
| Gop | 67 | 55,997 | / |
| Goo | 67 | 15,332 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Goa | 67 | 7,604 | / |
| Gos | 67 | 5,038 | / |
| Gho | 67 | 4,419 | / |
| Got | 67 | 3,995 | / |
| Goj | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Goz | 67 | 978 | / |
| Goß | 67 | 757 | / |
| Gaï | 67 | 101 | / |
| Cgo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ggo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Goš | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hgo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kgo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Goş | 67 | 37 | / |
| Goţ | 67 | 32 | / |
| Goś | 67 | 22 | / |
| Goç | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ñgo | 67 | 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
- 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 Goï
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