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
Average Goga Salary in
United States
$48,305 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gogă, Góga or Gogã. For other potential spellings of Goga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,195th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,122 people. The last name Goga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Goga live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,520th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 26,618 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,913 people, or 1 in 29,958. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 74 percent are found, Kaduna, where 6 percent are found and Zamfara, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists 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 incidence of Goga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 13,520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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 last name are 6.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.31% registered with 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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