Gorua Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Gorua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 217 | 1:37,575 | 4,533 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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 last name Gorua (Hindi: गोरूआ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gorua is the 961,438th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gorua reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 804,402nd most widespread given name globally, borne by 133 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 37,575. In Papua New Guinea Gorua is most common in: Chimbu, where 44 percent reside, Central, where 20 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorua in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरूआ | goru'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
- 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 Gorua
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