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Where Does The Last Name Goto Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Goto (Georgian: გოტო, Hindi: गोटो, Russian: Гото) is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear in the variant forms: Gotô. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goto? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,289^th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,546 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Goto live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 245,025^th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 1,066 people.

The last name Goto is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 403,680 people, or 1 in 317. In Japan Goto is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Goto Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Goto surname are 19.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.83% registered with the party.

The amount Goto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning 368,233 kr per year; in Peru they earn 83.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,608 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning R 235,164 per year; in United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning $59,378 CAD per year.