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།) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Göko. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goko? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goko is the 135,199th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,191,084 people. Goko is mostly found 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 frequent first name on earth, held by 912 people.
The surname Goko is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 1,095 people, or 1 in 116,753. In Japan Goko is mostly concentrated in: Aomori Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Goko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Goko last name is predominantly 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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