Gorgou Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gorgou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Gorgou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorgou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorgou is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorgou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Gorgou live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran Gorgou is primarily found in: Zanjan Province, where 91 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Gorgou
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