Gougou Surname
Approximately 3,232 people bear this surname
Gougou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Ivory Coast | 588 | 1:39,237 | 2,569 |
| Benin | 406 | 1:25,457 | 3,409 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Burkina Faso | 45 | 1:407,824 | 6,238 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Gougou (1,626) may also be a first name.
Gougou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gougou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gougou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻛﻮ, Russian: Гоугоу) occurs in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gougou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 138,447th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,254,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gougou reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 191,415th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,626 people.
Gougou is most numerous in Chad, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 14,114. Without taking into account Chad this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gougou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gougou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻛﻮ | kwkw | - |
| Gougou in the Russian language | ||
| Гоугоу | gougou | - |
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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
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- 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 Gougou
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