Gurgur Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Gurgur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurgur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
England1331:418,93328,433
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Gürgür (725) are calculated separately.

Gurgur (101) may also be a first name.

Gurgur Last Name Facts

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

Gurgur has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gürgür. Click here for further potential spellings of Gurgur.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurgur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurgur is the 669,375th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname Gurgur occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gurgur reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gurgur is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 101 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria Gurgur is most common in: Benue, where 84 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Gurgur occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Gurgur Last Name Statistics demography

Gurgur earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gurgour926/
Gurur91276/
Urgur9182/
Gürgür89725/
Ghurgure8611/
Gourgour861/
Gurure834,207/
Gurusr834/
Gaurur831/
Hurgur831/
Urur80965/
Gurgurova80238/
Ghurghure8030/
Gourgoure801/
Ghurure775/
Gourour771/
Urure73130/
Hurur733/
Guror732/
Ururd731/
Aurur731/
Urour731/
Ururh731/
Orgur731/
Ghourour713/
Gouroure711/
Gourreur711/
Gorgor67262/
Aurour6789/
Ghuror6715/
Ureure679/
Gouror675/
Hurure671/
Guroor671/
Ourour671/
Gauror671/

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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 Gurgur
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