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

Gorua (Hindi: गोरूआ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gorua.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gorua reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gorua is also the 804,402nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 133 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 44 percent reside, Central, where 20 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Gorua is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Gorua
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