Gurău Surname
Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname
Gurău Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,028 | 1:19,531 | 2,527 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Guráu (1) are calculated separately.
Gurău Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurău Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gurău is found most in Romania. It can occur in the variant forms: Guráu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurău? popularity and diffusion
Gurău is the 352,942nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname Gurău is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gurău are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 1,028 people, or 1 in 19,531. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Suceava County, where 13 percent reside, Brăila County, where 13 percent reside and Dâmbovița County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Romania Gurău is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 0 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guráu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gurzău | 91 | 83 | / |
| Gurju | 80 | 63 | / |
| Guriu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guruju | 73 | 1,019 | / |
| Gurjui | 73 | 79 | / |
| Gourju | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gurius | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gurgiu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gurjju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guraou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gurgeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurjiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghirău | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurzäu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurjut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guriud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouriou | 67 | 2,876 | / |
| Gouroju | 67 | 174 | / |
| Gourjux | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gurihus | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gouraou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gauroju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gurujyu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gourjau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gurroju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gauroiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gurraou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurujju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourjup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouroiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouruju | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gurău
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