Gouya Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Gouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 166 | 1:400,137 | 58,863 |
| Benin | 53 | 1:195,011 | 18,621 |
| Ivory Coast | 52 | 1:443,678 | 14,663 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gouya (80) may also be a first name.
Gouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gouya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻱ, Marathi: गौया) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gouya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouya? popularity and diffusion
Gouya is the 788,513th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Gouya are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gouya is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name globally, held by 80 people.
The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 400,137. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 89 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside and Grand Est, where 1 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻱ | kwy | - |
| Gouya in the Marathi language | ||
| गौया | gauya | - |
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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 Gouya
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