Golao Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Golao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Golao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Golao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Golao is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Golao is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Golao occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Golao are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Golao is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent are found and Morobe, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goulao91336/
Goilao9115/
Goslao915/
Golhao912/
Ngolao911/
Gollao911/
Goliao911/
Goleao911/
Olao891,212/
Goilaou8311/
Goulaou8311/
Gollaou834/
Golagio831/
Golaiyo831/
Galao802,136/
Gelao80579/
Gulao80110/
Olaou8097/
Oulao8092/
Goloa8035/
Oliao8017/
Olaho8016/
Olaoi8015/
Olauo8014/
Oleao8014/
Olyao8011/
Olaoo808/
Oslao806/
Otlao806/
Olhao803/
Olaoy802/
Olaoh802/
Olaoj801/
Holao801/
Olaao801/
Olaoa801/
Oilao801/
Oylao801/
Ngoilaou772/
Goullaou771/
Galgao73850/
Houlao73397/
Gallao73327/
Galeao73275/
Galaou73124/
Holiao7374/
Olaayo7365/
Galiao7363/
Ngalao7356/
Galaos7348/
Guliao7325/
Olaiyo7325/
Olahou7319/
Golouo7319/
Gulhao7316/
Gouloa7314/
Olajjo7310/
Ouliao7310/
Oulaou737/
Geliao735/
Goloha734/
Ngoloa734/
Galaoa734/
Oolaoo734/
Oulaho733/
Galaod732/
Guslao732/
Galhao732/
Galaot732/
Gaalao732/
Olaijo731/
Olayio731/
Gelaho731/
Galyao731/
Ollaou731/
Galaho731/
Golooa731/
Galaao731/
Gulaot731/
Gulaoz731/
Ngoulajio711/
Alao6766,629/
Oloa672,043/
Oulahou67140/
Gouloho6756/
Houliao6713/
Galahou6712/
Gahlaot678/
Galahot675/
Goleiya675/
Goleyya674/
Oulaoud674/
Goolooa674/
Ghalaot673/
Ngalaou673/
Ngoloua673/
Golayya672/
Galahod672/
Gallaeo672/
Gelahoj672/
Gouloua672/
Goulouo672/
Hollaos671/
Golouoy671/
Gosload671/
Golayea671/
Golaiya671/
Galleao671/
Houlaho671/
Ngalauo671/
Golohou671/
Golioas671/
Goliouo671/
Golahha671/
Ghalaou671/
Galahop671/
Gallaao671/
Kgatlao671/
Ngolouo671/
Ghalaao671/
Galahos670/

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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 Golao
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