Goras Surname
Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname
Goras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 740 | 1:4,813 | 707 |
| Romania | 295 | 1:68,061 | 8,161 |
| India | 154 | 1:4,980,944 | 125,013 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Göras (190), Goraś (50), Goraș (44), Gorás (18), Góras (16), Goraş (11), Goráš (6) & Göraş (1) are calculated separately.
Goras (457) may also be a first name.
Goras Demographics
Average Goras Salary in
United States
$49,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goras (Russian: Горас) is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Göras, Goraś, Goraș, Gorás, Góras, Goraş, Goráš or Göraş. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goras is the 263,749th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,907,438 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Goras reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 399,588th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 457 people.
Goras is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 740 people, or 1 in 4,813. In Moldova Goras is most numerous in: Sîngerei District, where 37 percent are found, Briceni District, where 19 percent are found and Edineț District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Moldova this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 20 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Goras Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Goras earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.78% more than the national average, earning $49,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $42,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goras in the Russian language | ||
| Горас | goras | - |
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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 Goras
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