Gokhru Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gokhru Surname User-submission:

The Gokhru surname comes from gokhru, a metal hook that was useful in battle to stop elephants, when that hooks spread on ground, elephants feel very difficult to walk, and that helps kings to win the battle. That hooks was prepared by person that was called in kings palace as Gokhru.

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Gokhru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1321:5,811,101137,947
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gokhru (12) may also be a first name.

Gokhru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gokhru surname comes from gokhru, a metal hook that was useful in battle to stop elephants, when that hooks spread on ground, elephants feel very difficult to walk, and that helps kings to win the battle. That hooks was prepared by person that was called in kings palace as Gokhru.

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Gokhru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gokhru (Hindi: गोखरू, Marathi: गोखरु) is most common in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gokhru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. Gokhru is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Gokhru live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gokhru is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

Gokhru is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 5,811,101. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent live, Rajasthan, where 23 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okhru917/
Okru80111/
Gokhroo7747/
Gaukhru771/
Okrou731,052/
Okrut73320/
Okruh7380/
Okruy739/
Okreu737/
Okrui734/
Okrus733/
Okruj731/
Okruch67742/
Akhrui6711/
Okruss679/
Oukrup672/
Okroud671/
Oukrou671/
Goutchrus670/

Gokhru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gokhru in the Hindi language
गोखरूgokharu-
Gokhru in the Marathi language
गोखरुgokharu42.86
गोखरूgokharu28.57
गोखgokha21.43
गोकरूgokaru7.14

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