Goatham Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goatham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goatham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:359,47125,733
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172

Goatham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goatham is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goatham? popularity and diffusion

Goatham is the 1,163,787th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Goatham reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 359,471. In England Goatham is most numerous in: Kent, where 69 percent are found, Hampshire, where 6 percent are found and Rutland, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Goatham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goatham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goatham Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Goatham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 321.28% more than the national average, earning R 1,001,120 per year and in United States they earn 213.35% more than the national average, earning $135,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oatham92425/
Goatam9245/
Goaitam86209/
Gouatam865/
Hoatham861/
Goautam861/
Ngaotham80241/
Gaoutham804/
Goeaitam801/
Goaittam801/
Gaotam77142/
Oatame774/
Ouatam774/
Hoatam771/
Goatan770/
Gouaittam751/
Gaoutam7192/
Gauatam7129/
Gaautam7119/
Ojhatam711/
Gauotam711/
Aotam6752/
Gauaitam6711/
Kgoatane672/
Gouatang671/
Gouatain671/

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Goatham Reference & Research

Gotham FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gotham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Goatham
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