Gours Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Gours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1101:698,02336,723
France361:1,845,076161,051
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gours Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gours has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gours? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Gours are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Gours is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 698,023. In Iran it is mostly found in: Golestan Province, where 98 percent reside, Lorestan Province, where 1 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 1 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Gours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gours has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gours last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourse9142/
Gourss911/
Ghours911/
Ours892,361/
Gors89423/
Gurs8985/
Goursse831/
Gorst803,983/
Gorse803,192/
Hours801,719/
Goers801,621/
Gorsh80220/
Ghors80141/
Gurss80138/
Gorss80136/
Gorsd80134/
Gurst8087/
Gursz8081/
Ouers8071/
Gursh8036/
Guhrs8030/
Gohrs8024/
Gorsz8022/
Gurås8017/
Ourse8014/
Gurse8013/
Gosrs806/
Gaurs802/
Ourss801/
Gorrs801/
Goors801/
Ghurs801/
Ghaiours771/
Urs7534,316/
Ors751,790/
Gowers732,700/
Gorsse73813/
Gursch73348/
Goerss73307/
Gorshe73273/
Gorsch73257/
Gourch73241/
Hourse73240/
Goehrs73142/
Ghorse7398/
D'Ours7360/
Gource7338/
Goyers7330/
Hourst7325/
Ghorst7318/
Hoursh7314/
Gorsht7313/
Goerrs733/
Goorse733/
Gorsøe732/
Ouerse732/
Ngorsh731/
Ghurse731/
Gueurs731/
Gayurs731/
Gauers731/
Gourze731/
Goyars731/
Ghursh731/
Gueirs731/
Hourss730/
Urse671,880/
Orse67963/
Aurs67787/
Hors67763/
Gars67691/
Goersch67369/
Gourche67287/
Oers67243/
Gorsche67181/
Gürs67166/
Gooyers67119/
Ursz67115/
Urss67100/
Hurs6788/
Goeyers6776/
Orrs6770/
Oors6763/
Urrs6756/
Gursche6749/
Eurs6744/
Orsh6738/
Ghourch6732/
Gorsova6731/
Hoursch6730/
Ursh6728/
Orst6722/
Gursova6722/
Ursø6721/
Urås6720/
Orss679/
Urst676/
Uers676/
Guhrsch676/
Gohrsch674/
Uors674/
Aouerse674/
Gouerch674/
Gayorse673/
Gourdje673/
Usrs672/
Uirs672/
Orsz671/
Ghorshe671/
Uhrs671/
Oursova671/
Ghoorse671/
Ojrs671/
Ourx671/
Ursj671/
Ursp671/
Uyrs671/
Gutrsch670/

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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 Gours
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