Goat Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Goat Surname Definition:

A narrow cavern or inlet into which the sea enters. Jamieson.

Goat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Brunei731:5,736837
England271:2,063,63279,942
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Goat (136) may also be a first name.

Goat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A narrow cavern or inlet into which the sea enters. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Com. goed, a wood. Hence, perhaps, Goad and Gout.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Goat: An entry in the Parliamentary writs, “John att Gote,” points to the sign of the Goat hanging over his shop. Under the French form, Chèvre, we get the name Chivers. Kidd is not from a kid, but from Christopher, that became Kitty and then Kidd.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Goat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goat (Marathi: गोअत, Oriya: େଗାତ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 996,001st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Goat is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Goat are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 74 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 794,286th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,084,010. In Indonesia Goat is primarily found in: West Java, where 63 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 8 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 28 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Goat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goat has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoat89358/
Goate89205/
Gouat89127/
Gohat8978/
Goatz8944/
Goait8913/
Goeat8911/
Goats897/
Goast895/
Goath893/
Ghoat893/
Goatd891/
Goatt891/
Goadt890/
Goa867,604/
Oat86299/
Ghouat801,164/
Gouait80257/
Gouate8075/
Gouast8025/
Kgoate8017/
Gouaut8010/
Ngouat807/
Gohait806/
Goatte803/
Gohaut803/
Gouath802/
Ghoate801/
Gooeat801/
Goatth801/
Gogiat801/
Goha7523,938/
Goad7516,455/
Goua757,518/
Ngoa755,970/
Oats752,522/
Hoat751,613/
Goea751,032/
Goas75890/
Goah75852/
Goay75837/
Goap75536/
Gaoa75361/
Kgoa75290/
Oate75179/
Goaz75159/
Goșa75145/
Goai7588/
Oatt7582/
Oast7563/
Gaot7553/
Goňa7548/
Ghoa7539/
Ohat7536/
Oadt7527/
Ouat7517/
Goľa7516/
Gooa7515/
Goaj7514/
Hgoa758/
Oath757/
Oatd756/
Goau756/
Oaut755/
Goța754/
Goaa752/
Oait751/
Goïa751/
Qgoa751/
Oajt751/
Kgoathe73135/
N'Gouat7310/
Ghouate7310/
Gouatte733/
Gohatte732/
Ngouath732/
Goatthe730/
Gohatch730/
Gogia677,847/
Ngoua676,851/
Gohad671,644/
Hoath67964/
Houat67952/
Gohai67725/
Gouas67692/
Ghoah67572/
Oatts67547/
Gouad67507/
Goiya67326/
Ghoas67322/
Goyot67305/
Gaout67275/
Goaih67244/
Goahe67243/
Hoats67234/
Gaote67234/
Ngoai67198/
Gojja67177/
Gouaz67174/
Ojhat67151/
Gouah67142/
Gauat67137/
Gouot67134/
Goaid67119/
Ngoau67104/
Ngoay6790/
Gouai6773/
Kgooa6768/
Gouay6762/
Gojia6761/
Goach6757/
Goyia6756/
Oðate6751/
N'Goa6745/
Goash6744/
Hohat6744/
Goiea6740/
Goóts6733/
Gohot6732/
Gojea6730/
Gohay6728/
Goyja6727/
Nggoa6726/
Goyya6724/
Goaai6721/
Ngo'a6721/
Goiot6719/
Goaud6718/
Oyyat6718/
Gojya6717/
Ouate6717/
Ghoai6714/
Gohau6714/
Ouast6714/
Gouap6712/
Goais6711/
Gojha6711/
Gahot6710/
Ouatt679/
Gohga676/
Goass676/
Goótš676/
Gooai675/
Hoate675/
Goșea675/
Ghoea674/
Oaths674/
Ohats674/
Nkgoa674/
Goață674/
Ghoay674/
Goaad674/
Goaaz674/
Gaost673/
Oaite673/
Ghoha673/
Gouau673/
Goads672/
Oacht672/
Goadh672/
Ghoap672/
Gohua672/
Goïot672/
Gohaa672/
Goija672/
Hoast671/
Oasts671/
Oatte671/
Ohatt671/
Cgoad671/
Hoatt671/
Hoayt671/
Ghaoa671/
Gauot671/
Goadd671/
Goahs671/
Goaus671/
Ghoad671/
Ooate671/
Goaas671/
Hooat671/
Ouaat671/
Ouaht671/
Ngooa671/
Nghoa671/
Oaste671/
Gaoth671/
Gaott671/
Gouaa671/
Gouoa671/
Goëau671/
Goaip671/
Gojot671/
Gohha671/
Goiia671/
Gohah671/
Ohatz671/
Kgoai671/
Kgoha671/
Ooath671/
Oauht671/
Oaztt671/
Gghoa671/
Gaotz670/
Ooats670/
Goahy670/

Goat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goat in the Marathi language
गोअतgo'ata-
Goat in the Oriya language
େଗାତegata75
େଗାତ୍egat25

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