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
Gaoura (Hindi: गौरा, Marathi: गौरा, Oriya: ଗାଉରା) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaoura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gaoura is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaoura live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. Gaoura is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Gaoura is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 75 percent are found and Centre Region, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Gaoura exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Chad, where 14 percent are found.
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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