Gougu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Gougu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gougu (11) may also be a first name.
Gougu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gougu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gougu is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gougu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gougu are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gougu is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
The surname Gougu is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Gougu
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