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
Gogo Political Affiliation
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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།) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gogó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gogo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,235th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 145,850 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Gogo are found; 46 percent are found in North Africa and 44 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Gogo is also the 12,982nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 75,576 people.
Gogo is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 22,149 people, or 1 in 4,151. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 120 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.
Gogo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gogo has changed through the years. 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 bearing the Gogo last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (89%) in Kenya and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Gogo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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