Gurjao Surname
Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname
Gurjao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,809 | 1:118,338 | 4,483 |
| India | 176 | 1:4,358,326 | 114,799 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Gurjaõ (1) are calculated separately.
Gurjao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurjao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gurjao (Marathi: गुरजाव) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gurjaõ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurjao? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 201,602nd most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,523,958 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Gurjao live; 88 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Luso-South America.
Gurjao is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,809 people, or 1 in 118,338. In Brazil Gurjao is most prevalent in: Pará, where 49 percent reside, Amapá, where 14 percent reside and Amazonas, where 10 percent reside. Barring Brazil Gurjao exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gurjao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurjao in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरजाव | gurajava | 33.33 |
| गुज | guja | 33.33 |
| गुरुजाम | gurujama | 33.33 |
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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 Gurjao
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