Ghorasan Surname

256,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Ghorasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghorasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,5291:17,2831,890
Iran111:6,980,229145,986

Ghorasan (13) may also be a first name.

Ghorasan Last Name Facts

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

Ghorasan occurs most in Yemen. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ghorasan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghorasan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 256,086th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,732,173 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghorasan are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Ghorasan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 17,283. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Sa'dah Governorate, where 41 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 37 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Besides Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ghorasan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis