Gorjao Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Gorjao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorjao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal3021:34,4972,124
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
India181:42,614,743461,117
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorjao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorjao is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorjao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. Gorjao occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Gorjao reside; 76 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Gorjao is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 34,497. Excluding Portugal this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Gorjao Last Name Statistics demography

Gorjao earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 25.27% more than the national average, earning $62,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gordjao9292/
Orjao911/
Gordjaou8613/
Gurjao832,068/
Gorhao8313/
Orjiao831/
Gordjeaou801/
Gordjoa774/
Oriao7337/
Garcao67506/
Garzao67136/
Garçao6742/
Orihao6731/
Guriao673/
Arijao672/
Geriao672/
Gurjaõ671/
Garsao671/
Guryao671/
Harjao671/

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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 Gorjao
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