Gorosso Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gorosso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorosso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1421:72,7868,756
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975

Gorosso (20) may also be a first name.

Gorosso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorosso is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorosso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorosso is the 1,465,390th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gorosso are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 20 people.

The surname Gorosso is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 72,786. In Benin Gorosso is most common in: Alibori Department, where 66 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 25 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 6 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorousso939/
Gorossou931/
Goroso921,014/
Orosso9273/
Gorasso86260/
Gorgoso86181/
Kgoroso8622/
Orousso8611/
Gorosio861/
Garosso861/
Orossou861/
Gerosso861/
Gorusso861/
Gorosho861/
Oroso83752/
Gouroussou8216/
Ngorosho801/
Orosoo771,576/
Orosio77971/
Geroso77540/
Gorozo77305/
Orosho7781/
Horoso7726/
Gorosa7720/
Oroszo7710/
Orosoh778/
Garoso776/
Oroiso776/
Arosso774/
Orozso773/
Ouroso773/
Orosgo772/
Guroso771/
Goraso771/
Orossa771/
Goruso771/
Orasso771/
Gouroussa7568/
Ng'orosho754/
Gooroissa751/
Garoussou751/
Garosio71294/
Garroso7153/
Gorocho7150/
Garosas7145/
Gorruso7139/
Horosio7125/
Gerasso7122/
Horosho7121/
Garusso717/
Arossou716/
Gourgassou716/
Gorosia714/
Gorosha713/
Garotso713/
Garasso712/
Argosso711/
Ghoraso711/
Gerossa711/
Gorraso711/
Gorotsa711/
Orousgo711/
Horoszo711/
Gorozzo711/
Gorgoço711/
Orosa672,637/
Aroso671,378/
Orozo67266/
Gorrocho6795/
Ngorosha6752/
Oraso6719/
Gorochod6719/
Oroussaï6714/
Garrusso673/
Gourassa671/
Aroussou671/
Hoyrosas671/
Ghorasod671/
Orouddso671/
Otrotsot671/
O'Rassoo671/
Harossou671/
Garassou671/
Garotsho671/
Gourousa671/
Ghorasoh671/

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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 Gorosso
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