Gourgouras Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gourgouras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourgouras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece921:120,43220,231
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gourgouras Last Name Facts

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

Gourgouras is found most frequently in Greece. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourgouras? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gourgouras is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Gourgouras is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Gourgouras live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 120,432. In Greece Gourgouras is most frequent in: Attica, where 57 percent live, Western Greece, where 42 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 1 percent live. Excluding Greece this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gourgouras Last Name Statistics demography

Gourgouras earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.42% more than the national average, earning $67,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourgoura9593/
Gurguras891/
Gurgura8284/
Gorgora8227/
Goruras823/
Gorgura822/
Gourgareas804/
Gargoura7861/
Gorgorah787/
Gurgotra785/
Gorgorza781/
Gurguros781/
Ururas759/
Gorgueira74189/
Gurgueira7436/
Goergaras741/
Gororos71187/
Gorgoro7128/
Gargura718/
Gurguro711/
Auroras711/
Garuras711/
Hororas711/
Gurgara711/
Gorurgoz6767/
Gargotra6712/
Gouraros673/
Gargaras672/
Gargoora671/
Harouras671/

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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
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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 Gourgouras
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