Gorku Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Gorku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gorku (24) may also be a first name.
Gorku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorku (Hindi: गोरकू, Marathi: गोरकू) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Gorku is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Gorku live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngorku | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gorkhu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gorkou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gorkeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorkut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorkui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orku | 89 | 43 | / |
| Gourkou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Gorkush | 83 | 5 | / |
| Garku | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gurku | 80 | 40 | / |
| Orkuş | 80 | 38 | / |
| Orkup | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gorcu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Horku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orkuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngourkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orkush | 73 | 186 | / |
| Orkusz | 73 | 84 | / |
| Gerkou | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gerkau | 73 | 41 | / |
| Garkut | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gurkau | 73 | 24 | / |
| Garkou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Orkuha | 73 | 15 | / |
| Garkus | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gurkhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gorcus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gerkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gharku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorcui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arku | 67 | 6,408 | / |
| Ourkhou | 67 | 433 | / |
| Garkush | 67 | 117 | / |
| Horkous | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gurkush | 67 | 7 | / |
| Orcu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horkush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garkusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaarkuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkutt | 67 | 0 | / |
Gorku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorku in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरकू | goraku | - |
| Gorku in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरकू | goraku | 50 |
| गोकूर् | gokur | 50 |
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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 Gorku
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