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 occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. 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 occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Ghoor live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 61 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 245,148. In South Africa Ghoor is most numerous in: North West, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 27 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.

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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