Goraksha Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Goraksha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goraksha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1111:6,910,499153,869
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goraksha (383) may also be a first name.

Goraksha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goraksha (Hindi: गोरक्षा, Marathi: गोरक्ष) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goraksha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Goraksha are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 442,958th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 383 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 6,910,499. In India Goraksha is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent live and Oman, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorakshi88148/
Garaksha881/
Horaksa8019/
Oiraksa802/
Orakcha801/
Araksha801/
Arakshah7511/
Garakshi751/
Araksa7133/
Orakza7113/
Gaurakshi713/
Atraksa67503/
Arakcha679/
Gharakhshi679/
Araksat671/
Guraksy671/
Araksia671/

Goraksha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goraksha in the Hindi language
गोरक्षाgoraksa-
Goraksha in the Marathi language
गोरक्षgoraksa76.23
गोरक्षाgoraksa17.4
गोरखgorakha1.47
गौरक्षgauraksa0.98
गोराक्षgoraksa0.74
गोरसgorasa0.49
गौरखgaurakha0.25
गोरकgoraka0.25
गोरशgorasa0.25
गोराक्षाgoraksa0.25
गोरकशाgorakasa0.25

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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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  • 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 Goraksha
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