Goaw Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Goaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Goaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goaw is found most in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Goaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Goaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Goaw live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Goaw is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Goaw is most numerous in: East Region, where 67 percent reside and South Region, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Goaw occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goawe | 89 | 14 | / |
| Goaws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gohaw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gouawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Goaswh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Goab | 75 | 41 | / |
| Goaf | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gaow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Goav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goabh | 67 | 759 | / |
| Gaowa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gaeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaowt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahova | 60 | 15 | / |
| Gaouwe | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ngouow | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ghohab | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ghouaf | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gojgav | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gauhaw | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gaľova | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gouowa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gohouw | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ghaows | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gahowe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ghoaib | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gaob | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gaof | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Goaw
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