Goro Surname
Approximately 30,406 people bear this surname
Goro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 9,293 | 1:1,826 | 174 |
| Burkina Faso | 8,160 | 1:2,249 | 315 |
| Benin | 2,407 | 1:4,294 | 563 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Argentina | 1,279 | 1:33,419 | 2,792 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,226 | 1:6,651 | 450 |
| Indonesia | 974 | 1:135,779 | 13,528 |
| Kenya | 815 | 1:56,662 | 5,624 |
| Nigeria | 801 | 1:221,152 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 536 | 1:28,803 | 4,427 |
| Ivory Coast | 496 | 1:46,515 | 2,921 |
| Philippines | 275 | 1:368,139 | 48,665 |
| United States | 251 | 1:1,444,059 | 99,074 |
| Uruguay | 165 | 1:20,799 | 2,401 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Japan | 158 | 1:809,141 | 18,209 |
| Albania | 147 | 1:19,824 | 3,426 |
| Moldova | 132 | 1:26,980 | 4,410 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 107 | 1:33,050 | 4,998 |
| Pakistan | 107 | 1:1,669,569 | 17,354 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Armenia | 14 | 1:209,299 | 5,614 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Göro (21), Goró (15) & Góró (1) are calculated separately.
Goro (86,092) may also be a first name.
Goro Demographics
Goro Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Goro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goro (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻭ, Hindi: गोरो, Marathi: गोरो, Russian: Горо) is more commonly found in Mali than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Göro, Goró or Góró. Click here for other possible spellings of Goro.
How Common Is The Last Name Goro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,147th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 239,675 people. The surname Goro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Goro are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Goro is also the 11,619th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 86,092 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mali, where it is held by 9,293 people, or 1 in 1,826. Without taking into account Mali it occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 27 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.
Goro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,282 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Goro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Goro surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Goro are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.44% registered with the party.
The amount Goro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $46,532 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goro in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरो | goro | - |
| Goro in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरो | goro | 97.62 |
| गॊरॊ | goro | 2.38 |
| Goro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻭ | kwrw | 66.67 |
| ﻛﻮﺭ | kwr | 33.33 |
| Goro in the Russian language | ||
| Горо | goro | - |
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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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