Gorao Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gorao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Gorao (28) may also be a first name.
Gorao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorao (Hindi: गोरॉ, Marathi: गोरो) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Gorao is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Gorao reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 28 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Gorao is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 55 percent live, Morobe, where 27 percent live and Chimbu, where 14 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorao in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरॉ | goro | - |
| Gorao in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरो | goro | 66.67 |
| गोराव | gorava | 33.33 |
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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 Gorao
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