Gotau Surname
Approximately 904 people bear this surname
Gotau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 900 | 1:196,825 | 11,824 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Gotau (82) may also be a first name.
Gotau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gotau (Hindi: गोटऊ, Marathi: गोताउ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gotau.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gotau is the 391,429th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gotau reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 82 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 900 people, or 1 in 196,825. In Nigeria Gotau is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 90 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Gotau is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gotau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gotau in the Marathi language | ||
| गोताउ | gota'u | 66.67 |
| गोताऊ | gota'u | 33.33 |
| Gotau in the Hindi language | ||
| गोटऊ | gota'u | 50 |
| गोटाऊ | gota'u | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Gotau
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