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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Gogă, Góga or Gogã. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,195th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,122 people. Goga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Goga are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,520th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 26,618 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,913 people, or 1 in 29,958. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 74 percent live, Kaduna, where 6 percent live and Zamfara, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent live and Albania, where 9 percent live.
Goga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goga last name expanded 13,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Goga surname is principally 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 Goga are 6.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.31% being 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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