Gosaye Surname
Approximately 23,513 people bear this surname
Gosaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 23,503 | 1:4,150 | 683 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gosaye (12,733) may also be a first name.
Gosaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gosaye (Hindi: गोसये) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,067th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 309,937 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gosaye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gosaye is also the 52,021st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 12,733 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 23,503 people, or 1 in 4,150. Without taking into account Ethiopia Gosaye is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosaye in the Hindi language | ||
| गोसये | gosaye | - |
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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 Gosaye
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