Goagoa Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Goagoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goagoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3111:170,23014,948
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Goagoa Last Name Facts

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

Goagoa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goagoa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 851,613th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Goagoa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 170,230. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 3 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and American Samoa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goangoa921/
Goaga91805/
Goago914/
Gouagoua8663/
Kgoakgoa8626/
Goanga83176/
Goagea8346/
Gohago835/
Goango835/
Gouago834/
Gouaga832/
Goagas832/
Goagoe831/
Goajga831/
Gohaga831/
Gohagha7786/
Gouanga7751/
Goagaad7711/
Gouagou777/
Ngoanga773/
Ngouago771/
Goangay771/
Ngoagah771/
Ngoango771/
Gouango771/
Gohagay770/
Ngouangoua75120/
Gouaigouai751/
Goagă73156/
Goage7328/
Ngouanga71131/
Gouagout7160/
Ngouango7125/
Kgoakgoe7115/
Gouaghou714/
Gohaungo711/
Ngoangoo711/
Ngouagho711/
Ngohanga711/
Hoanghoa710/
Gohage67496/
Gohagi67402/
Gaogao67197/
Goangă6799/
Ngouangou6722/
Gohogo6718/
Goyogo6711/
Goagui678/
Gouogo673/
Ouagao671/
N'Gouanga671/
Goange671/
Goangi671/
Ngouainga671/
Ngouangoh671/
Nghouagou671/
Goages671/
Goageş671/
Gohaghast671/

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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 Goagoa
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