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
Goula Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Goula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goula (Bengali: গোয়ালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻻ, Hindi: गौला, Marathi: गौला) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goula? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goula is the 96,938th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,486,951 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 common given name on earth, borne by 1,862 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 1,584 people, or 1 in 6,995. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 28 percent live, Epirus, where 18 percent live and Thessaly, where 15 percent live. Beside Greece this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.
Goula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Goula has changed through the years. 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 devotion of those carrying the Goula last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goula last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.57% registered to vote for 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