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) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Göke or Goké. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 349,967th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,987,101 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Goke live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 140,755th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 2,706 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 471,124. In Nigeria Goke is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 13 percent are found, Oyo, where 12 percent are found and Plateau, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Goke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goke surname grew 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Goke last name is predominantly Christian (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Goke are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Goke
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