Goroh Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Goroh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| Moldova | 80 | 1:44,517 | 6,611 |
| Transnistria | 32 | 1:14,834 | 2,816 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Goroh (36) may also be a first name.
Goroh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goroh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goroh is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goroh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 726,304th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Goroh live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 36 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside, Delta, where 22 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 20 percent reside and Transnistria, where 8 percent reside.
Goroh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goroh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Goroh
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