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 carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Golye? popularity and diffusion
Golye is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Golye are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Golye is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Niger it exists 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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