Goan Surname
Approximately 12,458 people bear this surname
Goan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10,062 | 1:7,631 | 1,064 |
| Indonesia | 1,061 | 1:124,646 | 12,562 |
| United States | 502 | 1:722,030 | 56,796 |
| India | 253 | 1:3,031,879 | 90,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 169 | 1:10,917 | 1,687 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 136 | 1:32,573 | 3,185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Goan (583) may also be a first name.
Goan Demographics
Average Goan Salary in
United States
$45,499 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goan (Arabic: غووان, Hindi: गोंड, Russian: Гоан) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,899th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 584,969 people. The surname Goan is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Goan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Goan is also the 346,663rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 583 people.
It is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 10,062 people, or 1 in 7,631. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live and West Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iran Goan is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Goan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Goan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goan last name are 6.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.99% being registered with the party.
The amount Goan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $47,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोंड | gonda | 50 |
| गोड़ | gora | 25 |
| गोड | goda | 25 |
| Goan in the Russian language | ||
| Гоан | goan | - |
| Goan in the Arabic language | ||
| غووان | ghwwan | - |
| غوين | ghwyn | - |
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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 Goan
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