Goorun Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Goorun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goorun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Goorun Last Name Facts

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

Goorun occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goorun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Goorun are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa Goorun is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Goorun Last Name Statistics demography

Goorun earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning R 139,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghoorun92509/
Goorung921/
Ngoorun921/
Gorun911,798/
Oorun914/
Gorgun83812/
Gorung83314/
Ngorun8310/
Goroun836/
Goorum832/
Gorune831/
Gorzun831/
Gorhun831/
Gorujn831/
Orun805,833/
Goround779/
Ngoirun774/
Gouroun774/
Goruine773/
Gourung772/
Goorumg771/
Gorusin771/
Gorgoun771/
Ghoorum771/
Gorusen771/
Gorhune770/
Gurun73240,100/
Goron734,000/
Orgun732,855/
Orhun731,691/
Garun731,659/
Horun731,205/
Gorum73804/
Orung73335/
Oraun7377/
Oroun7353/
Orune7323/
Orunk7310/
Oruun739/
Goruń737/
Ourun736/
Orzun736/
Uorun734/
Oruhn731/
Orund731/
Oorum731/
Orrun731/
Ooron731/
Orunn731/
Oğrun731/
Gorón731/
Orunc731/
Oruin730/
Gorunova71419/
Gorunová716/
Gourounk711/
Gorunowa711/
Gurung67474,623/
Garung672,533/
Gouron67812/
Gurzun67587/
Gargun67553/
Gorron67273/
Gurunk67196/
Gorzon67169/
Horzun67163/
Gaurun67128/
Horung67114/
Horhun6779/
Garoon6777/
Gorhum6756/
Gurgun6751/
Gurund6745/
Ouraun6744/
Garrun6742/
Hoirun6733/
Goraum6727/
Goroum6718/
Hohrun6715/
Goiron6714/
Ngurun6713/
Gurhun6713/
Goroon6710/
Garune6710/
Orrung6710/
Garuin679/
Gurune678/
Gharun678/
Gurunn678/
Gurusn675/
Oreung675/
Guroon674/
Osrunn674/
Gorrón674/
Goruim674/
Garunk674/
Garund673/
Oruine673/
Goronh673/
Argoun673/
Garuun673/
Ghurun673/
Gorrum672/
Ouroun672/
Garzun672/
Garoun672/
Orunne672/
Guurun672/
Oroung672/
Goruinova671/
Gourum671/
Goronn671/
Orhgun671/
Ohroun671/
Oreune671/
Gorzuń671/
Gohrum671/
Gurujn671/
Ghoron671/
Ghorum671/
Orumne671/
Ngarun671/
Goyrum671/
Hourun671/
Gosrum670/
Horune670/
Othrun670/
Ottrun670/
Garhun670/

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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 Goorun
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