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 surname Gours is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gours click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gours? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Gours live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Gours is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 698,023. In Iran it is most common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gours surname fell 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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  • 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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