Gooye Surname
804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia
Gooye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gooye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gooye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gooye is most common in Somalia. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gooye.
How Common Is The Last Name Gooye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 804,502nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Gooye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gooye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
It is most common in Somalia, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 39,219. Beside Somalia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
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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 Gooye
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