The Goga surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 514 people carried this name — #42,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 21% from 424 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Goga.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Seine-et-Marne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Goga live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
41 people named Goga have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 121 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
75 people named Goga is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Goga,
with a public archive behind them.
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Octavian Goga 1881–1938 · writer -
Octavian Goga 1881–1938 · writer
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Veturia Goga 1883–1979 · singer -
Dhimitraq Goga 1925–2013 · basketball player
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Neđo Goga 1937– · writer
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Neđo Goga 1937– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Goga.
- Goetz 13,390 · U.S. census
- Goetzmann 129 · U.S. census
- Goff 32,298 · U.S. census
- Goffard 169 · U.S. census
- Goffin 368 · U.S. census
- Goffinet 701 · U.S. census
- Goger 133 · U.S. census
- Goglin 142 · U.S. census
- Gogo 244 · U.S. census
- Gogue 318 · U.S. census
- Gohel 342 · U.S. census
- Goicoechea 383 · U.S. census
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