Goula Surname
Approximately 4,901 people bear this surname
Goula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,584 | 1:6,995 | 820 |
| Benin | 1,397 | 1:7,398 | 1,014 |
| Niger | 550 | 1:34,895 | 1,921 |
| Burkina Faso | 348 | 1:52,736 | 2,296 |
| India | 272 | 1:2,820,093 | 86,413 |
| Cameroon | 253 | 1:82,091 | 10,026 |
| Ivory Coast | 193 | 1:119,540 | 5,915 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Spain | 96 | 1:487,000 | 24,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Goula (1,862) may also be a first name.
Goula Demographics
Average Goula Salary in
United States
$44,613 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goula (Bengali: গোয়ালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻻ, Hindi: गौला, Marathi: गौला) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goula? popularity and diffusion
Goula is the 96,938th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,486,951 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Goula reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 176,474th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,862 people.
The last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 1,584 people, or 1 in 6,995. In Greece Goula is most prevalent in: Attica, where 28 percent reside, Epirus, where 18 percent reside and Thessaly, where 15 percent reside. Other than Greece it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
Goula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goula has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goula last name grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goula surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.57% registered with the party.
Goula earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,613 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goula in the Bengali language | ||
| গোয়ালা | goyala | - |
| Goula in the Hindi language | ||
| गौला | gaula | - |
| Goula in the Marathi language | ||
| गौला | gaula | - |
| Goula in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻻ | kwla | 66.67 |
| ﻛﻮﻝ | kwl | 33.33 |
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Goula Reference & Research
Goulet FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Goulet FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Goula
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis