Golou Surname
Approximately 5,306 people bear this surname
Golou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4,596 | 1:5,020 | 455 |
| Benin | 448 | 1:23,071 | 3,091 |
| Iran | 220 | 1:349,011 | 23,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Golou (7,598) may also be a first name.
Golou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Golou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻮ, Hindi: गोलू) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,339th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,373,454 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Golou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Mande Africa. Golou is also the 73,551st most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 7,598 people.
Golou is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 4,596 people, or 1 in 5,020. In The Ivory Coast Golou is mostly found in: Montagnes District, where 73 percent reside, Woroba District, where 9 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 5 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Golou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻟﻮ | kwlw | - |
| Golou in the Hindi language | ||
| गोलू | golu | 50 |
| गोलौ | golau | 50 |
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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 Golou
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