Gora Surname
Approximately 37,903 people bear this surname
Gora Surname Definition:
(Polish) Dweller on, or near, a mountain.
Gora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,804 | 1:43,084 | 3,007 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,305 | 1:4,671 | 439 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Tanzania | 1,796 | 1:29,478 | 3,514 |
| Russia | 1,425 | 1:101,139 | 12,428 |
| Nigeria | 1,421 | 1:124,661 | 8,174 |
| United States | 1,336 | 1:271,302 | 25,451 |
| Germany | 1,146 | 1:70,249 | 8,959 |
| Ivory Coast | 953 | 1:24,209 | 1,732 |
| South Africa | 767 | 1:70,636 | 8,813 |
| Albania | 564 | 1:5,167 | 981 |
| Poland | 501 | 1:75,866 | 11,859 |
| Pakistan | 478 | 1:373,732 | 7,238 |
| Nepal | 455 | 1:62,596 | 1,676 |
| France | 407 | 1:163,201 | 25,424 |
| England | 394 | 1:141,416 | 13,724 |
| Peru | 349 | 1:91,072 | 6,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 326 | 1:25,011 | 2,769 |
| Canada | 318 | 1:115,867 | 12,291 |
| Romania | 298 | 1:67,375 | 8,092 |
| Niger | 170 | 1:112,894 | 4,482 |
| Philippines | 161 | 1:628,809 | 66,982 |
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Solomon Islands | 87 | 1:6,667 | 995 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Slovakia | 65 | 1:82,099 | 15,886 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 | 1:289,877 | 24,582 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| Turkey | 51 | 1:1,525,910 | 59,107 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Belarus | 48 | 1:197,939 | 25,288 |
| Czechia | 45 | 1:236,299 | 32,568 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Greece | 43 | 1:257,670 | 38,951 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Kosovo | 36 | 1:51,719 | 4,008 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Grenada | 18 | 1:6,030 | 654 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Georgia | 14 | 1:267,539 | 13,476 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Transnistria | 11 | 1:43,154 | 6,501 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Góra (282) & Göra (2) are calculated separately.
Gora (103,924) may also be a first name.
Gora Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Dweller on, or near, a mountain.
Gora Demographics
Average Gora Salary in
United States
$45,724 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gora (Arabic: غورا, Bengali: গোরা, Georgian: გორა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: गोरा, Marathi: गोरा, Oriya: େଗାରା, Russian: Гора) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Góra or Göra. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gora? popularity and diffusion
Gora is the 14,697th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 192,268 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Gora are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 9,841st most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 103,924 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 17,804 people, or 1 in 43,084. In India Gora is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 71 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live and West Bengal, where 4 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Gora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gora last name rose 3,259 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (50%) in Kenya, Muslim (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gora are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.55% less than the national average, earning 171,146 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,589 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning R 187,092 per year; in United States they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $45,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $52,955 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gora in the Georgian language | ||
| გორა | gora | - |
| Gora in the Bengali language | ||
| গোরা | gora | - |
| Gora in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरा | gora | 99.43 |
| गॉरा | gora | 0.29 |
| Gora in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାରା | egara | 98.48 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.44 |
| ଗରା | gara | 0.38 |
| ରମ | rama | 0.19 |
| େଗୗର | egara | 0.13 |
| ଗୁରା | gura | 0.13 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 0.06 |
| େଗୗରା | egara | 0.06 |
| େଗାର | egara | 0.06 |
| Gora in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरा | gora | 90.88 |
| गोरां | goram | 8.64 |
| गौरा | gaura | 0.17 |
| गेारा | geara | 0.07 |
| गॊरा | gora | 0.06 |
| गोरॉ | goro | 0.03 |
| गोड़ा | gora | 0.02 |
| गाेरा | gaera | 0.02 |
| गॉड़ | gora | 0.01 |
| गोरे | gore | 0.01 |
| गोर | gora | 0.01 |
| गाोरा | gaora | 0.01 |
| गोड | goda | 0.01 |
| Gora in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﺍ | kwra | 62.5 |
| ﻛﻮﺭ | kwr | 31.25 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻩ | kwrh | 6.25 |
| Gora in the Russian language | ||
| Гора | gora | - |
| Gora in the Arabic language | ||
| غورا | ghwra | - |
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