Guorou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Guorou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guorou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Guorou (238) may also be a first name.

Guorou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guorou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻭ) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Guorou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Guorou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 580,229th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 238 people.

This surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso Guorou is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 67 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guoro9113/
Guoru915/
Guourgou861/
Gborou83132/
Guorui8341/
Guotru831/
Kuorou831/
Guarou831/
Gouhourou804/
Gbourou7733/
Gouhoro779/
Guarzou773/
Guhoroy773/
Guarrou771/
Guargou771/
Gborouh771/
Gboorou771/
Guarout771/
Gboro731,424/
Guaro73606/
Gboru73130/
Gworo7371/
Kuoro7355/
Guaru7347/
Gworu732/
Quoro731/
Guarrout712/
Guohrood711/
Gouhouro711/
Guarro671,000/
Nguaro67143/
Guorah67129/
Guoura6725/
Gbarou6718/
Guauro6711/
Guatro6711/
Gborho679/
Guarut679/
Ghuora676/
Kworou675/
Guorai674/
Guarod674/
Ngworo674/
Guarop673/
Guarup672/
Gboroy672/
Guarau672/
Gbouro672/
Nkuoro671/
Gbooro671/
Gwauru671/
Gboiro671/
Gborro671/
Nkuoru671/
Gboroo671/
Guorra671/
Kuarou671/
Gbojro671/
Gboyro671/
Guarot671/
Guoray671/
Guorie671/
Gworot671/
Gworzo671/

Guorou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guorou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭﻭkwrw-

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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 Guorou
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