Goholo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Goholo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goholo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Goholo (9) may also be a first name.

Goholo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goholo is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Goholo.

How Common Is The Last Name Goholo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Goholo are found; 43 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name globally, held by 9 people.

It is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent are found, Bas-Sassandra District, where 33 percent are found and Montagnes District, where 33 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goholou92162/
Kgoholo923/
Goholoh921/
Gohoulou8642/
Gojolo833/
Goyolo831/
Gohalo831/
Gohola831/
Goiolo831/
Ngaholo774/
Gouolou773/
Gohalod773/
Gohaloy771/
Gohoula771/
Goalo7323/
Gaolo734/
Ngoholya7128/
Kgoahloa711/
Gaholout711/
Gohala67521/
Goualo67390/
Kgaolo67195/
Ngahoulou6798/
Goyola6743/
Goalou6741/
Ngoalo6737/
Gaoluo6727/
Goallo679/
Gaoulo679/
Gouola673/
Goiola672/
Ghoala672/
Gahola671/
Goolah671/
Gooala671/
N'Gouolou671/

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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 Goholo
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