Goates Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

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

Goates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
England611:913,41146,955
Australia461:586,86342,409
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Goates Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goates occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goates? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 350,471st most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Goates reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 29 percent live, Utah, where 23 percent live and Arkansas, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Goates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goates has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goates last name expanded 6,053 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goates Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goates are 5.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goates earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoates921/
Goeates921/
Oates9129,749/
Goate91205/
Goater831,208/
Gohate83639/
Oattes83245/
Oatess83103/
Gouate8375/
Oathes8367/
Oaties8331/
Kgoate8317/
Goatey8314/
Goatei839/
Goatie837/
Ngoate834/
Goatte833/
Oaates831/
Oastes831/
Oatees831/
Ooates831/
Gaotes831/
Ghoate831/
Oðates831/
Goatet831/
Goatez831/
Ouates831/
Hoates830/
Goatee830/
Gouater77139/
Kgoathe77135/
Gouateu7770/
Goatter7732/
Ghouate7710/
Goather779/
Goaster775/
Ngouate773/
Gouatte773/
Ngaotes772/
O'Gates772/
Gohatte772/
Ouatets771/
Goate'e771/
Gouatie771/
Goattey770/
Goattie770/
Goatthe770/
Oatis731,561/
Gaote73234/
Goata7361/
Goaté7315/
Goati7311/
Oatez739/
Goaty736/
Aotes731/
Gouather7161/
Goathead712/
Gouostes712/
Ngouateh712/
Ouatesse711/
Ngouatei711/
Gouatter711/
Goateche711/
Gouaty67107/
Gaotee6731/
Gaoute6711/
Oattis679/
Gahote679/
Goatti678/
Gohati673/
Gaotte673/
Ghaote673/
Gaothe672/
Goaita672/
Gouata672/
Ouatis671/
Gaotie671/
Gohote671/
Goathi671/
Gaoite671/
Oastis671/
Kgoati671/
Ghoati671/
Goatih671/
Goatoa671/
Kgoata671/
Kgoathise671/

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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
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  • 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 Goates
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