Goaya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Goaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Goaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goaya occurs most in Niger. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goaya is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Goaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Goaya are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Goaya is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 88 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Goaya occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Goaya
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