Goans Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6831:530,68744,164
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Goans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goans (Marathi: गोस) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,903rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Goans reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 683 people, or 1 in 530,687. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 22 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Goans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goans last name are 5.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.2% being registered to vote for the party.

Goans earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $40,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goains9153/
Goanns9116/
Ghoans917/
Cgoans911/
Oans891/
Gouanse831/
Ohans80164/
Oanæs809/
Gaons804/
Hoans803/
Ouans802/
Goams801/
Oains801/
Goaggins770/
Goyons7323/
Ouanse738/
Oohans732/
Ghaons732/
Gaouns731/
Ohanns731/
Houanse6715/
Oanz674/
Goandje671/
Gouanze671/
Aons671/
Oams671/
Gahgans671/

Goans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goans in the Marathi language
गोसgosa-

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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 Goans
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