Goulakan Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Goulakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goulakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416

Goulakan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goulakan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Goulakan is found in Mali more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goulakan.

How Common Is The Last Name Goulakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 983,245th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goulakan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Mande Africa.

The surname Goulakan is most widespread in Mali, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 65,771. Apart from Mali it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 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
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  • 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 Goulakan
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