Goshim Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Goshim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Goshim (12) may also be a first name.
Goshim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goshim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goshim is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goshim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goshim are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Goshim is most frequent in: Plateau, where 91 percent live, Kaduna, where 4 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 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 Goshim
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