Gurkhe Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Gurkhe Surname User-submission:
The surname Gurkhe means 'protectors of cows and other domestic animals'.
Gurkhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 816 | 1:940,031 | 40,359 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gurkhe (17) may also be a first name.
Gurkhe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Gurkhe means 'protectors of cows and other domestic animals'.
- salunkhe_rushi20Gurkhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurkhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gurkhe (Marathi: गुरखे) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurkhe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 422,155th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gurkhe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 940,031. In India Gurkhe is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gurkhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurkhe in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरखे | gurakhe | 97.91 |
| गूरखे | gurakhe | 0.17 |
| गुख | gukha | 0.17 |
| गुरेख | gurekha | 0.17 |
| सुरेखा | surekha | 0.17 |
| घुरखे | ghurakhe | 0.17 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurkhe
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