Goayi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Goayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Goayi (7) may also be a first name.
Goayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goayi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goayi is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goayi reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Goayi is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 7 people.
The surname Goayi is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Besides South Africa Goayi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Goayi
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