Goroa Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Goroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Goroa (24) may also be a first name.
Goroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goroa (Russian: Гороа) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goroa? popularity and diffusion
Goroa is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Goroa are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Goroa is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 24 people.
Goroa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 32 percent live, West New Britain, where 26 percent live and National Capital District, where 21 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Goroa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 35 percent live and Benin, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goroa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goroa in the Russian language | ||
| Гороа | goroa | - |
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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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- 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 Goroa
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