Goe Surname

133,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goe Surname Definition:

From God; a location name in Belgium.

Goe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,0691:4,124514
United States9951:364,28032,421
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Ivory Coast1931:119,5405,915
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Romania1071:187,64419,002
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
India621:12,372,022220,417
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England31:18,572,686338,250
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

The alternate forms: Goé (2) are calculated separately.

Goe (763) may also be a first name.

Goe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From God; a location name in Belgium.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Goe (Hindi: गोए, Marathi: गोउे) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Goé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goe? popularity and diffusion

Goe is the 133,489th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,157,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Goe reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Goe is also the 297,279th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 763 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 1,069 people, or 1 in 4,124. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 27 percent reside, Maryland County, where 25 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Goe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Goe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Goe surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,360 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.94% more than the national average, earning $79,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goé892/
Goes8647,849/
Goue8613,188/
Goje8610,671/
Goez868,728/
Gowe862,469/
Gohe861,894/
Goye861,636/
Goea861,032/
Goie86526/
Goey86410/
Goer86377/
Goed86279/
Goeh86210/
Goet86168/
Kgoe86130/
Ghoe8642/
Goep8616/
Goee8615/
Goeß868/
Gooe866/
Qgoe861/
Goïe861/
Goej861/
Oe8035,644/
Ngoie75336,362/
Goyes759,099/
Ngoye755,971/
Gouet755,928/
Goyet751,784/
Ngoue751,157/
Goiye751,105/
Gouez75969/
Goepp75826/
Gowie75758/
Ngoje75563/
Goett75504/
Goweh75475/
Kgowe75410/
Goess75353/
Gooye75348/
Gouye75281/
Goyez75277/
Goyee75276/
Gouhe75267/
Gowee75259/
Goohe75254/
Gouje75216/
Goues75153/
Gohwe75125/
Goeij75123/
Gojeh75120/
Gohie75114/
Gohei75107/
Gaoue7599/
Kgooe7592/
Goies7591/
Goehr7588/
Goesh7575/
Goets7571/
Gooey7571/
Gogge7547/
Gojee7527/
Goueh7527/
Goïye7521/
Goedt7518/
Goued7516/
Gohep7516/
Goiet7515/
Nkgoe7515/
Goyye7514/
Ghoye7512/
Ghoie7511/
Gojje7510/
Gohed7510/
Gowep7510/
Gooje759/
Ghowe759/
Goepf759/
Ghoer759/
Gohye759/
Goyie759/
Ghoje758/
Gowed757/
Gohey757/
Goehs757/
Ghoue755/
Gogie755/
Goșea755/
Ghoes754/
Ghoea754/
Gowez754/
Gohez754/
Kgoed754/
Gojie753/
Gouie753/
Goest753/
Goyeh753/
Goyed752/
Goedz752/
Gohej752/
Gouee752/
Goejz752/
Gooez752/
Goiez752/
Ghoet752/
Cgoey751/
Geioe751/
Ghoeh751/
Goetd751/
Gojge751/
Goerr751/
Goehz751/
Goieh751/
Ngoïe751/
Goowe751/
Gohge751/
Gohée751/
Goihe751/
Goije751/
Goesz751/
Goezt751/
Goeie751/
Kgohe751/
Kgoue751/
Goeja751/
Go'ee751/
Goedh751/
Goeia751/
Goiep751/
Geyoe750/
Goeph750/
Gooer750/
Goedd750/
Gou67560,541/
Gea6749,209/
Oye6718,812/
Goo6715,332/
Goi6711,438/
Goy6710,657/
Hoe6710,299/
Goa677,604/
Oje675,967/
Gey675,561/
Gae674,170/
Oue673,704/
Oey672,916/
Owe672,145/
Oie672,126/
Goj672,003/
Ohe671,215/
Goyeau67739/
Gej67612/
Oes67432/
Gouyet67418/
Gahoue67374/
Oed67301/
Gouiez67236/
Oer67216/
Ngoyie67161/
Oez67154/
Gouehe67137/
N'Goye67115/
Gohoue67109/
Gouett6788/
Oet6787/
Eoe6781/
Oeß6770/
Gojjer6768/
N'Goue6761/
Goyett6758/
Gouhie6752/
Gohiez6747/
Oea6741/
Ngooie6734/
Ngoiie6727/
Goijer6726/
Ngohwe6723/
Oee6723/
Goehtz6718/
O'E6718/
Ooe6717/
Ngooye6716/
Goetch6715/
Goehst6714/
Ghojge6711/
Ghoues6711/
Gaouet6710/
Ghouee6710/
Ngouye679/
Gooyee678/
Uoe678/
Googie676/
Ghojeh676/
Goehie676/
Gouesh675/
Goiyer675/
Gojjie675/
Oej675/
Goetsh674/
Gojeed674/
Nngoie674/
Nghoye673/
Nggowe673/
Gouyez673/
Goî673/
Ngoueh673/
Ngoyeh673/
Ngouie673/
Ghoejo673/
Ghoesh672/
Gougie672/
Goyjer672/
Goeyah672/
Geegoe672/
Ghohei672/
Ngoweh672/
Ngoowe672/
Ngojeh672/
N'Goie672/
Nkgoye672/
Oep672/
Ng'hoe671/
Ngo'ge671/
Nngoje671/
Hgoetz671/
Goahey671/
Ghoies671/
Ghojee671/
Ghoued671/
Goeths671/
Gojeaj671/
Gooeat671/
Gooett671/
Gaoues671/
Goehee671/
Gão671/
Nqgoie671/
Ngohue671/
Ngohye671/
Ngoiee671/
Gouess671/
Gougge671/
Gouyae671/
Go'etz671/
Goahee671/
Gojher671/
Gojier671/
Gohiea671/
Gohjeh671/
Ghoyep671/
D'Goey671/
Hgoher671/
Kgaoue671/
Goesph671/
Gou'er671/
Ghouhe671/
Ghaoue671/
Goohue670/
Gooech670/
Goahie670/
Goetts670/

Goe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goe in the Hindi language
गोएgo'e-
Goe in the Marathi language
गोउेgoue-

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