Goligo Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Goligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin121:861,30044,192
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Goligo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goligo is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goligo? popularity and diffusion

Goligo is the 4,649,889th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Goligo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Goligo are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Goligo is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 83 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouligo927/
Ngoligo921/
Golligo920/
Oligo912,862/
Galigo83398/
Oligoi8356/
Oligho8350/
Golygo8335/
Goliga8331/
Guligo8330/
Oliego8326/
Golugo8323/
Golego839/
Oligot838/
Oluigo834/
Geligo832/
Oligoa831/
Olligo831/
Oliogo831/
Ngoliga771,321/
Golegos77276/
Galligo77176/
Golegou77119/
Kgolego77116/
Gosliga7789/
Galeigo7713/
Gollego775/
Galigop774/
Gálligo772/
Gouliga772/
Galigho771/
Galigou771/
Galigos770/
Aligo735,246/
Oliga73385/
Galligos71126/
Gollegos7175/
Galheigo7163/
Galligot7113/
Holigopp718/
Galleigo711/
Goloyngo711/
Galiga67913/
Aligoi67492/
Geliga67294/
Holiga67198/
Golega67145/
Guliga67126/
Oligas6731/
Ouliga6730/
Aligoa6728/
Oligha6720/
Alligo6718/
Oligah6717/
Aligho6716/
Aligod6715/
Aligoy6714/
Golyga6711/
Ahligo6711/
Aluigo677/
Aligoz677/
Oliega675/
Oiliga675/
Gholaigah674/
Aligot674/
Guligă674/
Alaigo673/
Golligaud673/
Otliga673/
Olegho672/
Aligoo672/
Oloiga672/
Ohliga671/
Aleigo671/
Golegã671/
Aliggo671/
Aligos671/
Haligo670/

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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 Goligo
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