Gosah Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Gosah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Gosah (15) may also be a first name.
Gosah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gosah (Arabic: جوساه) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gosah is the 2,460,878th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Gosah are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Gosah is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Gosah is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 133,592. In Liberia Gosah is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 73 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Liberia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosah in the Arabic language | ||
| جوساه | jwsah | - |
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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 Gosah
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