Göran Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Göran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Goran (4,819) & Gorân (1) are calculated separately.

Göran (21,381) may also be a first name.

Göran Last Name Facts

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

Göran is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Goran or Gorân. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Göran is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Göran reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 35,973rd most prevalent given name globally It is held by 21,381 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 252,481. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 38 percent live, Västmanland County, where 15 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goran934,819/
Görhan91798/
Görgan9153/
Göhran919/
Gorân871/
Garan8016,066/
Geran801,517/
Göron803/
Gorain7323,790/
Garain7315,018/
Ghoran733,180/
Garran73484/
Gerain73246/
Gharan73216/
Gorhan73175/
Garhan73175/
Gorran7389/
Gorean7387/
Gerhan7370/
Gerran7361/
Gahran7346/
Garaan7336/
Gérain7335/
Gerean7313/
Garanh739/
Gohran736/
Goraan736/
Gorann734/
Gieran733/
Gaaran732/
Geraan731/
Gerahn731/
Goeran731/
Hgoran731/
Garđan731/
Garean731/
Gorayn731/
Gaeran731/
Gorahn730/
Gehran730/
Gerann730/
Gierran67300/
Gierhan67127/
Garahan67113/
Gierahn67110/
Garrain67107/
Gaharan6756/
Garrean6755/
Gerrain6741/
Gorahan6740/
Ghorran6733/
Gerahan6722/
Ghorain6712/
Gahrain679/
Ghahran678/
Gharhan676/
Gehrean673/
Garrann673/
Gorrain672/
Gerhahn672/
Gharran672/
Gierean671/
Garhann671/
Garraín671/
Gohrain671/
Ghorhan671/
Gherțan671/
Gharaan671/
Ghaeran671/
Garahun671/
Gerhain671/
Garrhan671/
Gerhaun670/
Gerrean670/
Gorhain670/
Garrahn670/
Gehrhan670/
Gorhann670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Göran
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