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 last name Gotau (Hindi: गोटऊ, Marathi: गोताउ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 391,429th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gotau are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gotau is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 82 people.
The last name Gotau is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 900 people, or 1 in 196,825. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 90 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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
- 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 Gotau
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