Goumala Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Goumala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 129 | 1:161,001 | 17,453 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Goumala (18) may also be a first name.
Goumala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goumala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goumala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻣﻼ, Hindi: गौमाला) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goumala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,343,156th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goumala are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 161,001. In Cameroon Goumala is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 58 percent live, East Region, where 21 percent live and North Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent live and Benin, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goumala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goumala in the Hindi language | ||
| गौमाला | gaumala | - |
| Goumala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻣﻼ | kwmla | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻤﺎﻻ | kmala | 33.33 |
| ﻛﻮﻣﺎﻻ | kwmala | 16.67 |
| ﻗﻮﻣﺎﻟﻪ | qwmalh | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Goumala
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