Gourishankar Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Gourishankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourishankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India801:9,588,317188,446
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gourishankar (9,079) may also be a first name.

Gourishankar Last Name Facts

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

Gourishankar (Hindi: गौरीशंकर, Marathi: गौरीशंकर, Oriya: େଗୗରୀଶର) occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gourishankar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourishankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gourishankar is the 1,755,741st most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Gourishankar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Gourishankar are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,330th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,079 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 9,588,317. In India Gourishankar is mostly found in: Telangana, where 33 percent reside, Odisha, where 30 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Gourishankar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gourishankar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.28% more than the national average, earning $65,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gourishankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gourishankar in the Hindi language
गौरीशंकरgaurisankara99.31
गौरिशंकरgaurisankara0.26
गौरीश्ांकरgaurisankara0.2
ग्ाौरीशंकरgaaurisankara0.1
गौरीश्ंाकरgaurismakara0.07
गौरीशंकारgaurisankara0.03
गौरीशंंकरgaurisamnkara0.03
Gourishankar in the Marathi language
गौरीशंकरgaurisankara91.54
गौिरशंकरgauirasankara1.81
गौरीषंकरgaurisankara1.51
गोरीशंकरgorisankara0.91
शंकरsankara0.91
गौरीशकरgaurisakara0.6
गेरीशंकरgerisankara0.3
गौररीशंकरgaurarisankara0.3
रीशंकरrisankara0.3
गोॅरीशंकरgoerisankara0.3
गौरीशंकाgaurisanka0.3
गौरोशंकरgaurosankara0.3
गैरीशंकरgairisankara0.3
गौरीसंकरgaurisankara0.3
गौरीशंकgaurisanka0.3
Gourishankar in the Oriya language
େଗୗରୀଶରegarisara69.75
େଗୗରିଶରegarisara25.5
େଗୗରୀଶegarisa1.75
େଗୗରିଶegarisa1
େଗୗରିଶଂରegarisanra0.25
େଗାରୀଶରegarisara0.25
େଗୗରିଶଂକରegarisankara0.25
େଗାରିଶରegarisara0.25
େଗୗରୀଶଂରegarisanra0.25
ଓାପାୁେଗୗରିଶoapauegarisa0.25
େଗୖାରିଶରegaarisara0.25
େଗୖରୀଶରegarisara0.25

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