Goï Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Goï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 209 | 1:49,453 | 6,245 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Goi (11,438), Goî (3) & Gói (2) are calculated separately.
Goï (115) may also be a first name.
Goï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goï occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Goi, Goî or Gói. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goï? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,144,405th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goï live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 115 people.
The last name Goï is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 49,453. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 49 percent live, Atakora Department, where 26 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goi | 89 | 11,438 | / |
| Goî | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ngoï | 86 | 9 | / |
| Goïs | 86 | 7 | / |
| Goïa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goïe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Go | 80 | 337,643 | / |
| Oï | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gói | 78 | 2 | / |
| N'Goï | 75 | 57 | / |
| Ngo | 67 | 1,485,291 | / |
| Gou | 67 | 560,541 | / |
| Goh | 67 | 135,156 | / |
| God | 67 | 62,363 | / |
| Gop | 67 | 55,997 | / |
| Goo | 67 | 15,332 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Goa | 67 | 7,604 | / |
| Gos | 67 | 5,038 | / |
| Gho | 67 | 4,419 | / |
| Got | 67 | 3,995 | / |
| Goj | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Goz | 67 | 978 | / |
| Goß | 67 | 757 | / |
| Gaï | 67 | 101 | / |
| Cgo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ggo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Goš | 67 | 52 | / |
| Hgo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kgo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Goş | 67 | 37 | / |
| Goţ | 67 | 32 | / |
| Goś | 67 | 22 | / |
| Goç | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hoï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ñgo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goï
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