Goke Surname
Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname
Goke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 376 | 1:471,124 | 23,774 |
| United States | 204 | 1:1,776,759 | 116,838 |
| India | 164 | 1:4,677,228 | 120,006 |
| Ivory Coast | 106 | 1:217,653 | 9,074 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Göke (2,276) & Goké (1) are calculated separately.
Goke (2,706) may also be a first name.
Goke Demographics
Goke Political Affiliation
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Goke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goke (Hindi: गोके, Marathi: गोके) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Göke or Goké. For other potential spellings of Goke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 349,967th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Goke live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goke is also the 140,755th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 2,706 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 13 percent live, Oyo, where 12 percent live and Plateau, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Goke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goke last name increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Goke surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the political party.
Goke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goke in the Hindi language | ||
| गोके | goke | - |
| Goke in the Marathi language | ||
| गोके | goke | - |
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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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- 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 Goke
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