Gorau Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Gorau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gorau (36) may also be a first name.
Gorau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorau (Hindi: गोरऊ, Marathi: गोराउ, Russian: Горау) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Gorau occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gorau live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Gorau is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.
It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 684,770. In France Gorau is most frequent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 46 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 42 percent live and Normandy, where 8 percent live. Apart from France Gorau occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorau in the Marathi language | ||
| गोराउ | gora'u | - |
| Gorau in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरऊ | gora'u | 66.67 |
| गोरउ | gora'u | 33.33 |
| Gorau in the Russian language | ||
| Горау | gorau | - |
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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 Gorau
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