Ghoor Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ghoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Afghanistan1211:265,7294,407
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
India241:31,961,058386,265
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ghoor (61) may also be a first name.

Ghoor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ghoor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ghoor is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghoor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 669,375th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Ghoor occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Ghoor live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ghoor is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name globally, held by 61 people.

The surname Ghoor is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa Ghoor is most frequent in: North West, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.

Ghoor Last Name Statistics demography

Ghoor earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.49% more than the national average, earning R 409,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoore918/
Ghoord913/
Goor893,306/
Ghor892,739/
Goore809,861/
Ghore801,269/
Goorh80736/
Ghour80134/
Ngoor8080/
Goord8033/
Ghoir8021/
Ghord8018/
Ghorh8016/
Goohr809/
Ghoer809/
Goojr806/
Ghohr806/
Ghorr805/
Ghosr803/
Ghotr803/
Goort802/
Ghort802/
Nghor801/
Ghorp801/
Ghorz801/
Ghuor800/
Gor7515,590/
Ghoure7337/
Ghosre735/
Ghoire734/
Ghjour733/
Gooier733/
Ghourd731/
Goorhe731/
Ghousr731/
Goojre731/
Ghourh731/
Ghorhe731/
Goorre731/
Gore67208,153/
Gour6755,739/
Gorh6732,412/
Ngor6724,264/
Gort675,295/
Ghar674,617/
Gohr674,020/
Gorr673,161/
Gahr672,575/
Guhr671,820/
Gord671,737/
Gorz67406/
Goer67377/
Gorp67259/
Goir67170/
Gühr6790/
Ghur6746/
Gojr6733/
Ggor6726/
Gotr6716/
Kgor673/
Gúhr672/
Goyr672/
Goorová671/
Goorova671/
Goohier670/
Gosr670/

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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 Ghoor
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