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
Goama (Hindi: गोामा, Marathi: गोमा) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Goama occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Goama reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 68,737th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 8,421 people.
The surname Goama is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso Goama is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 56 percent are found, Centre-Est Region, where 11 percent are found and Centre-Ouest Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso Goama is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.
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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