Gorakha Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Gorakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 115 | 1:6,670,134 | 150,358 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gorakha (2,523) may also be a first name.
Gorakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorakha (Hindi: गोरखा, Marathi: गोरख, Oriya: େଗାରଖ) occurs most in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorakha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gorakha reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 146,876th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 2,523 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 6,670,134. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 44 percent live, Uttarkhand, where 35 percent live and Bihar, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorakha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorakha in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरखा | gorakha | 99.42 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 0.15 |
| गाोरखा | gaorakha | 0.15 |
| गोरखाा | gorakhaa | 0.15 |
| Gorakha in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरख | gorakha | 81.09 |
| गोरखा | gorakha | 13.8 |
| गोरक्ष | goraksa | 1.02 |
| गोराखा | gorakha | 0.34 |
| गौरख | gaurakha | 0.34 |
| गोरख् | gorakh | 0.34 |
| गोऱखा | gorakha | 0.34 |
| गोरक्षा | goraksa | 0.34 |
| रखमा | rakhama | 0.17 |
| गोरक | goraka | 0.17 |
| गोरखक़् | gorakhaq | 0.17 |
| गाेरख | gaerakha | 0.17 |
| गोरख़ | gorakha | 0.17 |
| खोरख | khorakha | 0.17 |
| गोरिख | gorikha | 0.17 |
| Gorakha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାରଖ | egarakha | 74.36 |
| େଗାରଖା | egarakha | 21.79 |
| େଗାେରଖ | egaerakha | 1.28 |
| େଗାରାଖ | egarakha | 1.28 |
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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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- 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 Gorakha
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