Gogo Surname
Approximately 49,966 people bear this surname
Gogo Surname Definition:
Gogo is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: grandparent.
Gogo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 22,149 | 1:4,151 | 558 |
| Nigeria | 7,186 | 1:24,651 | 2,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,892 | 1:7,978 | 689 |
| Ghana | 2,494 | 1:10,834 | 1,450 |
| South Africa | 2,046 | 1:26,480 | 3,392 |
| Philippines | 1,885 | 1:53,707 | 8,912 |
| Tanzania | 1,700 | 1:31,142 | 3,688 |
| Kenya | 1,507 | 1:30,644 | 3,367 |
| DR Congo | 650 | 1:113,661 | 12,476 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Benin | 465 | 1:22,227 | 2,987 |
| Albania | 446 | 1:6,534 | 1,251 |
| Algeria | 440 | 1:87,799 | 13,490 |
| India | 428 | 1:1,792,209 | 63,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 423 | 1:36,497 | 5,646 |
| France | 422 | 1:157,400 | 24,433 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Uganda | 367 | 1:106,374 | 10,483 |
| United States | 336 | 1:1,078,747 | 78,479 |
| Liberia | 308 | 1:14,313 | 1,502 |
| Indonesia | 225 | 1:587,774 | 46,897 |
| Papua New Guinea | 191 | 1:42,690 | 5,212 |
| Russia | 190 | 1:758,542 | 63,193 |
| Japan | 179 | 1:714,214 | 17,183 |
| Canada | 156 | 1:236,190 | 22,564 |
| Niger | 96 | 1:199,917 | 6,754 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Guam | 70 | 1:2,287 | 297 |
| Greece | 66 | 1:167,876 | 27,244 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Gogó (3) are calculated separately.
Gogo (75,576) may also be a first name.
Gogo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gogo is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: grandparent.
Gogo is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: grandmother.
Gogo Demographics
Average Gogo Salary in
United States
$36,766 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gogo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gogo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gogo (Georgian: გოგო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻛﻮ, Hindi: गोगो, Marathi: गोगो, Russian: Гого, Tibetan: སྒོ་སྒོ།) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gogó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gogo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,235th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,850 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Gogo live; 46 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gogo is also the 12,982nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 75,576 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 22,149 people, or 1 in 4,151. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 120 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.
Gogo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gogo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gogo last name expanded 8,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gogo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gogo last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (89%) in Kenya and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Gogo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Gogo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.73% less than the national average, earning R 136,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $23,968,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% less than the national average, earning $42,610 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gogo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gogo in the Georgian language | ||
| გოგო | gogo | - |
| Gogo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻛﻮ | kwkw | - |
| Gogo in the Hindi language | ||
| गोगो | gogo | - |
| Gogo in the Marathi language | ||
| गोगो | gogo | - |
| Gogo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྒོ་སྒོ། | gogo | 33.33 |
| མགོ་གོ། | gogo | 33.33 |
| གོ་གོ་ | gogo | 33.33 |
| Gogo in the Russian language | ||
| Гого | gogo | - |
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