Goraseb Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Goraseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goraseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4801:5,020949
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Goraseb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goraseb is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goraseb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 631,297th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goraseb are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Goraseb is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 5,020. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 40 percent reside, Kunene Region, where 27 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 16 percent reside. Other than Namibia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Goraseb Last Name Statistics demography

Goraseb earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning R 75,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goreseb86453/
Horaseb86298/
Gorasev863/
Gorashev8011/
Goraseva806/
Oroseb771/
Goraschev757/
Gorasheva755/
Goradtsev751/
Haraseb71704/
Garasev7179/
Orashev7177/
Goracev7126/
Gereseb7125/
Goresab7110/
Gorasiv713/
Gorasip713/
Gorosev711/
Horasib711/
Horoseb711/
Garaseva6766/
Gorazeev6728/
Goreacev6716/
Goraceva6711/
Goroshev6710/
Gorachev6710/
Garasiev677/
Garashev673/
Garatsev672/
Goraziev672/
Gorasyov671/
Goraczew671/

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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 Goraseb
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