Gorkha Surname
Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname
Gorkha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,434 | 1:534,913 | 26,535 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gorkha (2,575) may also be a first name.
Gorkha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorkha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorkha (Hindi: गोरखा, Marathi: गोरखा, Oriya: େଗାଖର୍ା, Tibetan: གོར་ཁ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gorkha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorkha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 267,807th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gorkha live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 145,073rd most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 2,575 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 1,434 people, or 1 in 534,913. In India Gorkha is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Nagaland, where 16 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 10 percent live. Outside of India Gorkha occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Nepal, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorkha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorkha in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरखा | gorakha | 94.5 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 3 |
| गोर्खा | gorkha | 1.5 |
| गोरख्ा | gorakha | 0.5 |
| गौरखा | gaurakha | 0.25 |
| Gorkha in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरखा | gorakha | 86.48 |
| गोरख | gorakha | 12.54 |
| गुरखा | gurakha | 0.23 |
| गोख | gokha | 0.12 |
| गॉख | gokha | 0.12 |
| गोरख् | gorakh | 0.06 |
| गोरक्ष | goraksa | 0.06 |
| Gorkha in the Tibetan language | ||
| གོར་ཁ་ | gorkha | 75 |
| སྒོར་ཁ་ | gorkha | 25 |
| Gorkha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଖର୍ା | egakhara | 70 |
| େଗାରଖା | egarakha | 20 |
| େଗାଖ | egakha | 10 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorkha
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