Golaye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Golaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Golaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Golaye occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Golaye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Bong County, where 38 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 31 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 31 percent reside. Beside Liberia Golaye occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Golaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis