Goloko Surname
Approximately 904 people bear this surname
Goloko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 739 | 1:19,728 | 518 |
| Mauritania | 79 | 1:51,834 | 3,772 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Goloko (26) may also be a first name.
Goloko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goloko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goloko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻛﻮ, Russian: Голоко) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Goloko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goloko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 391,429th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Goloko live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name Goloko is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 19,728. In Senegal Goloko is most common in: Matam Region, where 91 percent live, Dakar Region, where 8 percent live and Thiès Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Senegal this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 9 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goloko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goloko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻛﻮ | kwlwkw | 70.59 |
| ﻛﻠﻮﻛﻮ | klwkw | 23.53 |
| ﻛﻮﻟﻮﻙ | kwlwk | 5.88 |
| Goloko in the Russian language | ||
| Голоко | goloko | - |
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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 Goloko
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