Gorokhov Surname

25,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gorokhov Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Gorokh, meaning 'pea'.

Gorokhov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia20,5621:7,009896
Belarus4261:22,3033,769
Kazakhstan1891:93,55810,588
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Kyrgyzstan511:117,11113,579
Israel231:372,07130,321
Georgia221:170,25211,125
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gorokhov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Gorokh, meaning 'pea'.

- Junie

Gorokhov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gorokhov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gorokhov (Georgian: გოროხოვი, Russian: Горохов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorokhov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,031st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 338,028 people. Gorokhov occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gorokhov are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Gorokhov is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 20,562 people, or 1 in 7,009. In Russia Gorokhov is most prevalent in: Sakha Republic, where 9 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Gorokhov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gorokhov surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gorokhov surname are 8.95% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.72% registered with the party.

Gorokhov earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.29% more than the national average, earning $56,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gorokhov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorokhov in the Georgian language
გოროხოვიgorokhovi96
გოროხოვgorokhov4
Gorokhov in the Russian language
Гороховgorohov-

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