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 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
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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