Gorekore Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gorekore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorekore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4381:35,2475,440
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorekore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorekore occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorekore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorekore is the 677,464th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gorekore are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 35,247. In Zimbabwe Gorekore is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 40 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Gorekore occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorekhore9410/
Horekore885/
Gorokore881/
Horeakore824/
Gorakhore824/
Gorekar80996/
Orekora806/
Gorhekar75159/
Ghorekar7515/
Gourekar758/
Goretkar758/
Gorekhar755/
Gotrekar752/
Garekare751/
Gorikare751/
Gorehekar711/
Gorakhare711/
Garekar6773/
Gorikar6718/
Gorecar674/
Orekari672/
Arikore672/
Arekare672/
Arykore671/
Goricor671/
Orikora671/

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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 Gorekore
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