Gokas Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Gokas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Gökaş (7) are calculated separately.
Gokas (30) may also be a first name.
Gokas Demographics
Gokas Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Gokas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gokas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gokas (Hindi: गोकस, Marathi: गोकरन) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Gökaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gokas? popularity and diffusion
Gokas is the 1,736,881st most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Gokas are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 30 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Gokas is most common in: Bauchi, where 49 percent are found, Plateau, where 22 percent are found and Kaduna, where 17 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Gokas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Gokas are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Gokas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $35,864 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gokas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gokas in the Hindi language | ||
| गोकस | gokasa | - |
| Gokas in the Marathi language | ||
| गोकरन | gokarana | - |
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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 Gokas
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