Gotou Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Gotou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 122 | 1:1,047,904 | 20,521 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gotou (16) may also be a first name.
Gotou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gotou occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Gotou live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Gotou is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
It is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,047,904. In Japan Gotou is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 66 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent reside and Aomori Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Japan Gotou is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Gotou
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