Goteni Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Goteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1701:29,3483,054
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goteni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goteni is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goteni? popularity and diffusion

Goteni is the 1,286,243rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goteni live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in The Congo, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 29,348. In The Congo Goteni is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 89 percent are found, Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 8 percent are found and Plateaux Department, where 2 percent are found. Besides The Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosteni9215/
Gouteni923/
Ngotheni8611/
Gotene83183/
Gotini8323/
Gateni8316/
Gotena835/
Nqgotheni801/
Gatenio77598/
Gottini77220/
Gotheny7790/
Gothene7783/
Ngotene7779/
Gotiene7712/
Gatenoi778/
Goitini775/
Gothena775/
Ghoteny774/
Goteena774/
Gothini774/
Gasteni772/
Goutini772/
Gojtenh771/
Gauteni771/
Gatteni771/
Goteana771/
Gotiena771/
Goutene771/
Gotenge771/
Gattenio7151/
Goteiner7134/
Gouthini715/
Ngotheny714/
Gottingi712/
N'Gotene711/
Gothenna711/
Ngotinai711/
Gasteini711/
Goitinio711/
Ghotiniy711/
Ngottene711/
Gatini67193/
Gatene67126/
Gatena6794/
Gotine6728/
Gotteiner6719/
Gotheiner678/
Gatyni671/
Ghasteini671/
Gateny670/

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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 Goteni
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