Goroku Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Goroku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 117 | 1:1,092,686 | 20,942 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Goroku (1,556) may also be a first name.
Goroku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goroku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goroku is found most in Japan. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goroku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Goroku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Goroku reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 196,434th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,556 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 1,092,686. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 78 percent are found, Iwate Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Japan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorokou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oroku | 91 | 1,076 | / |
| Goroukou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gorokouï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gourokuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orokuy | 83 | 85 | / |
| Goraku | 83 | 24 | / |
| Goruku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Orokui | 83 | 4 | / |
| Goreku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Horoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gouroukou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ourokuy | 77 | 33 | / |
| Horokou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Gorakhu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oroukou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Horokuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otrokus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorukcu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorocus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orocu | 73 | 761 | / |
| Oraku | 73 | 729 | / |
| Aroku | 73 | 31 | / |
| Geroukou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Otrokush | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ouroukou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ngurokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goirakud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guruku | 67 | 323 | / |
| Garuku | 67 | 236 | / |
| Haroku | 67 | 202 | / |
| Gorucu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gereku | 67 | 14 | / |
| Garaku | 67 | 10 | / |
| Horaku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Geraku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oiraku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojraku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arokou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouraku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orokoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orakcu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orauku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osraku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Goroku
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