Ghurka Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghurka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghurka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ghurka (83) may also be a first name.

Ghurka Last Name Facts

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

Ghurka (Hindi: घुरका, Marathi: घुरका) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghurka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Ghurka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ghurka reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ghurka is also the 1,052,971st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 83 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India Ghurka is most common in: Maharashtra, where 58 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent reside and Kerala, where 9 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghurkha923/
Ghourka922/
Gurka912,008/
Gurkha831,899/
Ghurki8351/
Gurkau8324/
Ghurke8323/
Gourka8312/
Gurkaj839/
Ghorka833/
Gurcka832/
Gurkka832/
Gaurka831/
Guurka831/
Gurkai831/
Ghurca831/
Gurkah831/
Gurhka831/
Gurkaya775/
Ghorkha772/
Ghourki771/
Gaurkah771/
Ghurkoo771/
Guurkha771/
Gurkhaa771/
Ghorkah771/
Ghaurki771/
Gorka733,590/
Gurko732,057/
Gurki73930/
Gurke73555/
Girka73272/
Górka73115/
Gurky7341/
Gurca739/
Gürka731/
Gurkasch7149/
Gurckaia7141/
Ghorkhah7113/
Gurckaya7112/
Gorkha671,458/
Gürkaş671,115/
Gurkhe67821/
Gorzka67795/
Ghirca67118/
Gurcke6774/
Guhrke6748/
Gourko6729/
Gurkey6728/
Gurkhi6727/
Gurkoo6720/
Gurzki6720/
Girkau6720/
Gurcay6715/
Gourke678/
Gourki678/
Gürkay677/
Gurkis677/
Ghorki675/
Gurkot675/
Gaurke675/
Gorkai674/
Gorkay674/
Gorkaa673/
Gührke673/
Gurkei672/
Gurkie671/
Gurcas671/
Gürkas671/
Gorkka671/
Gurkeh671/
Gurkes671/
Gurzke671/
Gurckhaus671/
Goerka670/

Ghurka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghurka in the Hindi language
घुरकाghuraka-
Ghurka in the Marathi language
घुरकाghuraka95.83
गुरखाgurakha4.17

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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 Ghurka
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