Golye Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Golye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
Golye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Golye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Golye is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Golye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Golye? popularity and diffusion
Golye is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Golye are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Niger Golye occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
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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
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