Goulaye Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Goulaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Goulaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goulaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goulaye is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goulaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Goulaye live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Mande Africa.
It is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,538,082. In The Ivory Coast Goulaye is primarily found in: Montagnes District, where 53 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 33 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 9 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 Goulaye
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