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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) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Gobá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 21,183^rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 283,154 people. The last name Goba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Goba reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Goba is also the 69,334^th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 8,311 people.

The surname Goba is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,062 people, or 1 in 7,672. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Beside South Africa Goba exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 25 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside.

Goba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Goba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goba last name rose 18,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Goba 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.41% being registered with 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.