Goko Surname
Approximately 3,326 people bear this surname
Goko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,095 | 1:116,753 | 6,616 |
| Zimbabwe | 967 | 1:15,965 | 2,300 |
| Kenya | 542 | 1:85,203 | 7,776 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| Benin | 169 | 1:61,157 | 7,536 |
| Liberia | 80 | 1:55,107 | 4,868 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
The alternate forms: Göko (35) are calculated separately.
Goko (912) may also be a first name.
Goko Demographics
Goko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Goko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goko (Russian: Гоко, Tibetan: གོ་ཀོ།) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Göko. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goko is the 135,199th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,191,084 people. Goko occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Goko reside; 33 percent reside in East Asia and 33 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 268,506th most frequently used first name globally, held by 912 people.
The last name Goko is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 1,095 people, or 1 in 116,753. In Japan Goko is most frequent in: Aomori Prefecture, where 43 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.
Goko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Goko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning R 222,972 per year and in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goko in the Tibetan language | ||
| གོ་ཀོ། | goko | - |
| Goko in the Russian language | ||
| Гоко | goko | - |
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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 Goko
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