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
Average Gokas Salary in
United States
$35,864 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gokas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gokas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gokas (Hindi: गोकस, Marathi: गोकरन) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gökaş. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gokas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is mostly found 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 commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 30 people.
The surname Gokas is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Gokas is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 49 percent are found, Plateau, where 22 percent are found and Kaduna, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the last name 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
- 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 Gokas
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