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Where Does The Last Name Goba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Goba (Arabic: غوبي, Bengali: গোবা, Hindi: गोबा, Marathi: गोबा, Oriya: େଗାବା, Russian: Гоба) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Gobá. For other potential spellings of Goba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 21,183^rd most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 283,154 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Goba reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 69,334^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 8,311 people.

Goba is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 7,062 people, or 1 in 7,672. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 25 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside.

Goba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Goba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goba surname grew 18,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (75%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Goba surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning R 169,560 per year; in United States they earn 13.71% less than the national average, earning $37,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.86% more than the national average, earning $81,412 CAD per year.