Gorvo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gorvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
France121:5,535,227269,324
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorvo (90) may also be a first name.

Gorvo Last Name Facts

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

Gorvo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorvo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gorvo are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Gorvo is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 90 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 88 percent live, North Region, where 6 percent live and Southwest Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 38 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorvoy918/
Gorvot911/
Orvo8912/
Gourvou8313/
Ghorvoj831/
Goirvoo831/
Orvos80705/
Gorva8090/
Gervo8039/
Orvoš8029/
Gorbo8024/
Garvo8021/
Gorwo807/
Goruo803/
Orvoy802/
Orvoh801/
Orrvo801/
Orvoj801/
Gorvat73572/
Ngorbo73313/
Orvosh73128/
Gorboz7336/
Gorvad7322/
Gorwho7321/
Horvot7320/
Gorboi7317/
Gorbos7313/
Garvos739/
Gourbo739/
Horvoy738/
Garvoi738/
Garvuo735/
Garvoa733/
Garvou732/
Gervou732/
Ourvoy732/
Gorwou731/
Ghoruo731/
Goorva731/
Gervoi731/
Gorbou731/
Gorboh731/
Gourva731/
Gorwoh731/
Garvoh731/
Gorwoi731/
Hohrvo730/
Arvo67326/
Orva67321/
Gourvat67157/
Orbo67139/
Oruo6792/
Gourboy6744/
Orwo6716/
Ourvois6716/
Gorboch678/
Gorbous677/
Gorbuoh671/
Ghorvat671/
Garvoux671/
Garvout671/
Garvois671/
Gourbou671/
Gorbois671/

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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 Gorvo
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