Goulama Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Goulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Goulama (312) may also be a first name.
Goulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goulama has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goulama? popularity and diffusion
Goulama is the 4,307,654th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goulama live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 497,456th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 312 people.
The last name Goulama is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Goulama is most common in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 43 percent are found and Chad, where 5 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 Goulama
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