Gogotan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gogotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gogotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gogotan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gogotan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gogotan is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gogotan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gogotan is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Gogotan is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gogotan are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 33 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent live and Zou Department, where 33 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gongotan9385/
Gougotan9311/
Ogotan92195/
Ongotan86728/
Oghotan8621/
Gungotan8038/
Onggotan806/
Gongutan802/
Hongotan801/
Agotan775/
Ogoton773/
Ogatan771/
Gagatan7167/
Ogouton7148/
Gugutan7131/
Angotan7111/
Aggatan715/
Agostan715/
Agoitan713/
Ongoton712/
Agoïtan712/
Agoutan712/
Agoîtan711/
Aghotan711/
Gagutan711/
Ogoston711/
Aghoutan67171/
Augostan675/
Gungutan675/
Gagatang673/
Anggatan671/
Agoutane671/
Ougoutan671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gogotan
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