Gura Surname
Approximately 18,706 people bear this surname
Gura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,225 | 1:106,168 | 6,957 |
| Russia | 2,385 | 1:60,429 | 7,853 |
| Philippines | 1,726 | 1:58,655 | 9,867 |
| United States | 1,459 | 1:248,430 | 23,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,154 | 1:7,066 | 495 |
| Zimbabwe | 664 | 1:23,250 | 3,521 |
| South Africa | 664 | 1:81,593 | 10,068 |
| Kenya | 586 | 1:78,805 | 7,317 |
| Albania | 439 | 1:6,638 | 1,276 |
| Brazil | 327 | 1:654,662 | 24,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 191 | 1:92,579 | 10,494 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| Slovakia | 146 | 1:36,551 | 6,716 |
| Malaysia | 133 | 1:221,761 | 12,837 |
| Belarus | 127 | 1:74,811 | 12,104 |
| Romania | 111 | 1:180,882 | 18,470 |
| Poland | 107 | 1:355,222 | 39,815 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Hungary | 97 | 1:101,199 | 9,765 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Transnistria | 56 | 1:8,477 | 1,681 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Czechia | 54 | 1:196,916 | 28,617 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Latvia | 28 | 1:73,216 | 10,778 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Güra (163), Gůra (13), Gūra (6), Gură (1) & Gúra (1) are calculated separately.
Gura (17,981) may also be a first name.
Gura Demographics
Gura Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gura (Bengali: গুরা, Georgian: გურა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺍ, Hindi: गुरा, Marathi: गुरा, Oriya: ଗୁରା, Russian: Гура) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms: Güra, Gůra, Gūra, Gură or Gúra. For other possible spellings of Gura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gura is the 28,705th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 389,583 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Gura live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gura is also the 40,865th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17,981 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 7,225 people, or 1 in 106,168. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 92 percent are found, West Bengal, where 3 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Other than India Gura exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.
Gura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gura surname grew 10,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gura last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gura last name are 4.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.97% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gura earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.94% more than the national average, earning R 280,272 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $45,860 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gura in the Georgian language | ||
| გურა | gura | - |
| Gura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﺍ | kra | - |
| Gura in the Bengali language | ||
| গুরা | gura | - |
| Gura in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरा | gura | 95.24 |
| गूरा | gura | 2.38 |
| गुर | gura | 0.79 |
| Gura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁରା | gura | 87.24 |
| ଗୁର | gura | 10.21 |
| ଗୂରା | gura | 0.71 |
| ଗୁରୁ | guru | 0.29 |
| େଗୗରା | egara | 0.06 |
| ଗୁରି | guri | 0.06 |
| ପୁରା | pura | 0.03 |
| େଗାରା | egara | 0.03 |
| ନୁର | nura | 0.03 |
| ଶୁର | sura | 0.03 |
| ଦୁର | dura | 0.03 |
| ଗରା | gara | 0.03 |
| ରାଜା | raja | 0.03 |
| ଘୁର | ghura | 0.03 |
| Gura in the Hindi language | ||
| गुरा | gura | 76.73 |
| गुरां | guram | 7.92 |
| गूरा | gura | 4.46 |
| गौरा | gaura | 3.96 |
| गूर | gura | 1.49 |
| गुड़ा | gura | 1.49 |
| घूरा | ghura | 0.99 |
| घुरा | ghura | 0.99 |
| ग्ाुरा | gaura | 0.5 |
| गूड़ा | gura | 0.5 |
| गूरां | guram | 0.5 |
| Gura in the Russian language | ||
| Гура | gura | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gura
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