Goaby Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Goaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Goaby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goaby occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goaby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Goaby are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia Goaby is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found.

Goaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goaby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Goaby surname contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goaboy911/
Goasby911/
Oaby891/
Ngouaby839/
Goabi80168/
Goabe80160/
Goaba8089/
Hoaby8059/
Ouaby805/
Ohaby801/
Oasby800/
Oatby800/
Ouahby73240/
Gouabe73236/
Gouabi73174/
Goatbe7331/
Ngoabe7313/
Ohabay734/
Gouaba733/
Ngoabi733/
Gohabe732/
Goabes732/
Goabha731/
Kgoabi731/
Gohabi731/
Gohaba731/
Gojoby731/
Goaway731/
Goabio731/
Oaybay731/
Gaosby731/
Goavey731/
Gaoway731/
Ngouabi672,166/
Ngouabe67564/
Oabe67240/
Oabi6724/
Ouahaby679/
Gouabet676/
Gouabaa674/
Goiyaba673/
Oaba673/
Ghoabeu671/
Ghouabi671/
Gouabeh671/
Goabeih671/
Gohabhe671/
Gauoway671/
Gouabeu671/
Gouaibi671/

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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 Goaby
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