Goiás Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Goiás Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
The alternate forms: Goias (201), Goiàs (1) & Góias (2) are calculated separately.
Goiás Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goiás Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goiás occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Goias, Goiàs or Góias. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goiás? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goiás is the 3,373,373rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Goiás is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Goiás live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Goiás is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil Goiás is most prevalent in: Goiás, where 86 percent reside, Federal District, where 3 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goias | 93 | 201 | / |
| Goiàs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gois | 89 | 33,533 | / |
| Góias | 87 | 2 | / |
| Ghois | 80 | 387 | / |
| Goist | 80 | 223 | / |
| Goies | 80 | 91 | / |
| Goios | 80 | 52 | / |
| Goise | 80 | 50 | / |
| Goiss | 80 | 8 | / |
| Goits | 80 | 2 | / |
| Goyás | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goijs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goisz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goiis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goisse | 73 | 161 | / |
| Goitse | 73 | 105 | / |
| Ghoish | 73 | 52 | / |
| Goidts | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gouias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghoies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goiese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goujis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goidse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goggis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghoise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghoist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goes | 67 | 47,849 | / |
| Gous | 67 | 7,489 | / |
| Gais | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Goiz | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Góis | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Goix | 67 | 558 | / |
| Goys | 67 | 94 | / |
| Goišová | 67 | 62 | / |
| Goiš | 67 | 49 | / |
| Goisová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gojs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goitsch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goisova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goís | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goyisch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiß | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Goiás
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