Gaoura Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gaoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gaoura (10) may also be a first name.
Gaoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaoura (Hindi: गौरा, Marathi: गौरा, Oriya: ଗାଉରା) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaoura? popularity and diffusion
Gaoura is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Gaoura is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaoura are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gaoura is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
Gaoura is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Gaoura is most numerous in: North Region, where 75 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Chad, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaoura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaoura in the Hindi language | ||
| गौरा | gaura | - |
| Gaoura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଉରା | ga'ura | - |
| Gaoura in the Marathi language | ||
| गौरा | gaura | 75 |
| गौर | gaura | 25 |
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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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- 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 Gaoura
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