Gorua Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gorua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2171:37,5754,533
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Gorua (133) may also be a first name.

Gorua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorua (Hindi: गोरूआ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorua is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gorua live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 133 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 44 percent are found, Central, where 20 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 13 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goruah9120/
Ngorua914/
Orua89799/
Gorzuah831/
Gorba80989/
Orzua80903/
Gorwa80610/
Orwua80309/
Gerua80213/
Gurua80124/
Garua80124/
Horua80109/
Gorva8090/
Orhua8053/
Oirua8020/
Oruas806/
O'Rua804/
Oorua803/
Goruo803/
Oruaz803/
Otrua802/
Orrua802/
Oruaa801/
Osrua801/
Uorua801/
Gorbea732,086/
Gorvat73572/
Gorbai73101/
Garrua7372/
Gorbay7369/
Gorvea7357/
Gorwah7345/
Ngarua7331/
Oruaas7323/
Gorvad7322/
Gourba7321/
Ghorba7321/
Gaurua7319/
Garuah7311/
Gorway738/
Horuat737/
Gorwat737/
Horzua734/
Gorvai733/
Garuad732/
Oruoha732/
Gorwai731/
Gorwou731/
Oruhad731/
Orrzua731/
Ojruat731/
Ngurua731/
Gorbaa731/
Guruah731/
Gohrwa731/
Gorbou731/
Garwua731/
Oirzua731/
Oruaha731/
Orguha731/
Gourva731/
Goorva731/
Ghoruo731/
Gourwa731/
Orwa6710,549/
Arua677,780/
Orva67321/
Orba67246/
Gourvat67157/
Oruo6792/
Ghorbay6782/
Goorwah6726/
Gorweah6721/
Gheruha6714/
Gorvais6713/
Gourvou6713/
Ng'arua675/
Guruahe674/
Gourway673/
Gorwaiz673/
Garhuas672/
Ghorbah672/
Orzuaai671/
Ghourba671/
Garruea671/
Garuath671/
Ghorvat671/
Ghorwat671/
Gourbai671/
Gorbuoh671/
Orhuaha671/
Gourbou671/
Gorbauh671/
Ghorbai671/

Gorua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorua in the Hindi language
गोरूआgoru'a-

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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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  • 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 Gorua
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