Goulami Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Goulami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Goulami (15) may also be a first name.
Goulami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goulami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goulami is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goulami? popularity and diffusion
Goulami is the 3,100,440th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Goulami is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goulami live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name globally, held by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 518,703. In Niger Goulami is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 95 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Niger Goulami exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Goulami
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