Goama Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Goama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Goama (8,421) may also be a first name.
Goama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goama (Hindi: गोामा, Marathi: गोमा) is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Goama live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 68,737th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 8,421 people.
It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 56 percent reside, Centre-Est Region, where 11 percent reside and Centre-Ouest Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goama in the Hindi language | ||
| गोामा | goama | - |
| Goama in the Marathi language | ||
| गोमा | goma | - |
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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 Goama
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