Ghorkhan Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ghorkhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
Ghorkhan (24) may also be a first name.
Ghorkhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghorkhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghorkhan (Marathi: घोरखन) is found most in Iran. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghorkhan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Ghorkhan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghorkhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ghorkhan is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,193,786. In Iran Ghorkhan is most common in: Tehran Province, where 74 percent reside, Hamadan Province, where 23 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Iran Ghorkhan exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghorkhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghorkhan in the Marathi language | ||
| घोरखन | ghorakhana | 55.56 |
| घोरखान | ghorakhana | 44.44 |
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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 Ghorkhan
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