Goumay Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Goumay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Goumay (10) may also be a first name.
Goumay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goumay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goumay occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goumay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Goumay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Goumay is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 223,163. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 72 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 26 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 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 Goumay
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