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 borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goulami? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goulami reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Goulami is also the 2,900,335th most common first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
The surname Goulami is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 518,703. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 95 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Niger it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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