Ghorak Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Ghorak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Ghorak (19) may also be a first name.
Ghorak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghorak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ghorak (Marathi: घोरक) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghorak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghorak live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ghorak is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 81 percent are found, Karnataka, where 11 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Beside India it exists in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghorak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghorak in the Marathi language | ||
| घोरक | ghoraka | 55.56 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 33.33 |
| थोरात | thorata | 11.11 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ghorak
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