Gourza Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Gourza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gourza (14) may also be a first name.
Gourza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gourza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gourza occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gourza.
How Common Is The Last Name Gourza? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gourza is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gourza reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gourza is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 59 percent live and Dosso Region, where 41 percent live. Other than Niger Gourza exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gourza
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