Gohoho Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gohoho Surname User-submission:

Go means 'velvet' in the Ewe language and hoho means 'old'. The surname means 'old velvet'.

Gohoho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Gambia41:480,863548
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gohoho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Go means 'velvet' in the Ewe language and hoho means 'old'. The surname means 'old velvet'.

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Gohoho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gohoho is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gohoho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gohoho is the 414,183rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gohoho live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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