Goga Surname
Approximately 27,079 people bear this surname
Goga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,913 | 1:29,958 | 2,517 |
| Romania | 4,026 | 1:4,987 | 670 |
| Albania | 2,532 | 1:1,151 | 138 |
| Niger | 2,028 | 1:9,464 | 725 |
| Russia | 1,208 | 1:119,307 | 14,289 |
| Pakistan | 908 | 1:196,744 | 4,839 |
| DR Congo | 896 | 1:82,455 | 9,492 |
| Benin | 884 | 1:11,692 | 1,602 |
| India | 850 | 1:902,430 | 39,152 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Slovakia | 746 | 1:7,153 | 690 |
| United States | 676 | 1:536,182 | 44,521 |
| Kenya | 619 | 1:74,604 | 6,976 |
| Indonesia | 607 | 1:217,873 | 20,395 |
| Japan | 577 | 1:221,567 | 9,505 |
| South Africa | 503 | 1:107,709 | 12,978 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Greece | 311 | 1:35,626 | 5,635 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Kosovo | 255 | 1:7,301 | 1,178 |
| Czechia | 189 | 1:56,262 | 9,434 |
| Papua New Guinea | 187 | 1:43,603 | 5,342 |
| Germany | 163 | 1:493,899 | 42,398 |
| England | 128 | 1:435,297 | 29,139 |
| Moldova | 128 | 1:27,823 | 4,530 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Ivory Coast | 103 | 1:223,993 | 9,237 |
| Poland | 69 | 1:550,851 | 51,833 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 68 | 1:52,006 | 6,392 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Burkina Faso | 65 | 1:282,340 | 5,208 |
| Belarus | 62 | 1:153,243 | 21,008 |
| Sweden | 50 | 1:196,935 | 13,646 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| Montenegro | 36 | 1:17,766 | 2,061 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Tanzania | 32 | 1:1,654,425 | 47,334 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Georgia | 18 | 1:208,086 | 12,109 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Gogă (47), Góga (16) & Gogã (2) are calculated separately.
Goga (26,618) may also be a first name.
Goga Demographics
Goga Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Goga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goga (Georgian: გოგა, Hindi: गोगा, Marathi: गोगा, Oriya: େଗାଗା, Russian: Гога) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant: Gogă, Góga or Gogã. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goga? popularity and diffusion
Goga is the 20,195th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,122 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Goga live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goga is also the 30,520th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 26,618 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,913 people, or 1 in 29,958. In Nigeria Goga is primarily found in: Kano, where 74 percent are found, Kaduna, where 6 percent are found and Zamfara, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 94 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent are found and Albania, where 9 percent are found.
Goga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goga surname grew 13,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Goga last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (86%) in Kenya, Muslim (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Goga surname are 6.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.31% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Goga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning 303,010 kr per year; in Peru they earn 76.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,268 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.65% more than the national average, earning R 331,872 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning $41,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goga in the Georgian language | ||
| გოგა | goga | - |
| Goga in the Marathi language | ||
| गोगा | goga | - |
| Goga in the Hindi language | ||
| गोगा | goga | 99.71 |
| गाेगा | gaega | 0.06 |
| गोग्ाा | gogaa | 0.04 |
| गेागा | geaga | 0.02 |
| गेगा | gega | 0.02 |
| ग्ोगा | goga | 0.02 |
| गीता | gita | 0.02 |
| गोंगा | gonga | 0.02 |
| गोगाा | gogaa | 0.02 |
| Goga in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଗା | egaga | 87.5 |
| ଗଗା | gaga | 12.5 |
| Goga in the Russian language | ||
| Гога | goga | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goga
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