Gorah Surname
Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname
Gorah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 743 | 1:1,032,389 | 43,187 |
| Iran | 239 | 1:321,266 | 22,175 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Algeria | 77 | 1:501,708 | 37,085 |
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gorah (438) may also be a first name.
Gorah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorah (Hindi: गोरह, Marathi: गोराह) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 288,063rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. Gorah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gorah live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 409,668th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 438 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 1,032,389. In India it is most numerous in: Assam, where 91 percent live, Gujarat, where 6 percent live and West Bengal, where 2 percent live. Besides India Gorah is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorah in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरह | goraha | 50 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 25 |
| गेारह | gearaha | 25 |
| Gorah in the Marathi language | ||
| गोराह | goraha | 40 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 40 |
| गोरह | goraha | 20 |
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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 Gorah
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