Family name גויטום (Goitom 
, גויטום 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The last name גויטום is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, Sudan, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ethiopia, Sudan, and the United States. Likewise, גויטום is the forename as well as the last name.