Goto Surname
Approximately 415,346 people bear this surname
Goto Surname User-submission:
This surname originated in Japan. The name is composed of two elements: go and to, which translates as 'later wisteria'. This is also a common surname in southeastern seaboard of Japan and in the Ryukyu islands.
Goto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 403,680 | 1:317 | 33 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,130 | 1:4,932 | 480 |
| United States | 2,226 | 1:162,830 | 16,574 |
| Brazil | 2,091 | 1:102,379 | 3,858 |
| Philippines | 655 | 1:154,562 | 25,654 |
| Thailand | 411 | 1:171,869 | 27,752 |
| Kenya | 284 | 1:162,605 | 12,666 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Canada | 231 | 1:159,505 | 16,119 |
| Singapore | 227 | 1:24,263 | 950 |
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Nigeria | 199 | 1:890,165 | 38,757 |
| Niger | 164 | 1:117,024 | 4,607 |
| Venezuela | 156 | 1:193,616 | 5,355 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Liberia | 99 | 1:44,531 | 4,051 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Peru | 83 | 1:382,941 | 12,571 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Cameroon | 74 | 1:280,663 | 26,698 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Paraguay | 55 | 1:131,577 | 2,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
The alternate forms: Gotô (3) are calculated separately.
Goto (1,066) may also be a first name.
Goto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated in Japan. The name is composed of two elements: go and to, which translates as 'later wisteria'. This is also a common surname in southeastern seaboard of Japan and in the Ryukyu islands.
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Goto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Goto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goto (Georgian: გოტო, Hindi: गोटो, Russian: Гото) is most common in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms: Gotô. For other potential spellings of Goto click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,289th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 17,546 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Goto reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Goto is also the 245,025th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 1,066 people.
The surname Goto is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 403,680 people, or 1 in 317. In Japan Goto is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs 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 Goto surname is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Goto last name are 19.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.83% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goto in the Georgian language | ||
| გოტო | goto | - |
| Goto in the Hindi language | ||
| गोटो | goto | 85.71 |
| गोतो | goto | 14.29 |
| Goto in the Russian language | ||
| Гото | goto | - |
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