Gosua Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gosua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Gosua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gosua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gosua is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gosua.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gosua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Gosua are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Gosua is primarily found in: Madang, where 93 percent live and Morobe, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 25 percent live and Liberia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goshua91155/
Gossua918/
Ngosua915/
Osua89655/
Goesuah8332/
Goeshua836/
Goushua831/
Ng'osua831/
Gouba8018,537/
Oshua80282/
Gozua80157/
Gesua80101/
Gouwa8083/
Gasua8068/
Goswa8045/
Gouva8042/
Gosva8019/
Osuha8018/
Gusua8016/
Osuat8016/
Gouua808/
Ossua803/
Gosba803/
Goyua801/
Gojua801/
Gosuo801/
Gowua801/
Osuaa801/
Otsua801/
Gooua801/
Oszua801/
Ousua801/
Gouvea7320,419/
Gashua73964/
Goubaa73624/
Goubau73198/
Gochua73114/
Goswai7379/
Goubay7367/
Ghouba7354/
Goubai7325/
Gasuad7320/
Gushua7315/
Gasuat7315/
Gothua7313/
Gosvai7313/
Goubea7312/
Gocuay7311/
Oussua738/
Ozsuat736/
Ngozua734/
Gosvat734/
Goesva734/
Goujva734/
Osouha733/
Geshua733/
Gatsua733/
Ozsuay733/
Goshwa732/
Gosway732/
Gouwah732/
Hoshua732/
Ngouva732/
Goshva731/
Osouea731/
Gausua731/
Ghouva731/
Ghasua731/
Gouwea731/
Goubah731/
Gesuah731/
Osuath731/
Ngoyua731/
Ngasua731/
Gousva731/
Goouad731/
Gosbai731/
Oshuha731/
Gouhua731/
Gaouea731/
Gascua731/
Oszwua731/
Osuhoa731/
Odsuay731/
Gosbea730/
O'Shua730/
Goba6725,737/
Gowa674,488/
Asua674,009/
Gova673,446/
Ozua67777/
Goubeau67717/
Oswa67569/
Osuo67445/
Ghoubai67349/
Ng'oswa6795/
Ghoubay6763/
Oshuoha6740/
Gouviea6734/
Osba679/
Osva675/
Ousouha674/
Kgouwah671/
Goshwai671/
Gorzuah671/
Gousbou671/
Gousvas671/
Gouvgai671/
Oshouha671/
Ngouwai671/
Ghoshba671/

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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 Gosua
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