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 occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goroku.
How Common Is The Last Name Goroku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goroku is the 1,628,521st most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Goroku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Goroku are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 196,434th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 1,556 people.
The surname Goroku is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 1,092,686. In Japan Goroku is mostly concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 78 percent reside, Iwate Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
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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