Göras Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Göras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1871:52,6564,061
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Goras (1,485), Göraş (1), Goraś (50), Gorás (18), Goraş (11) & Goráš (6) are calculated separately.

Göras (36) may also be a first name.

Göras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göras occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Goras, Göraş, Goraś, Gorás, Goraş or Goráš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Göras reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Göras is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 52,656. In Sweden Göras is most numerous in: Dalarna County, where 59 percent live, Stockholm County, where 12 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goras931,485/
Göraş931/
Goraś8750/
Gorás8718/
Goraş8711/
Garas807,059/
Geras801,070/
Goráš806/
Géras801/
Gerais734,312/
Garais732,857/
Gieras73678/
Ggoras73459/
Goraus73399/
Garras73391/
Gorash73359/
Garash73314/
Gharas73196/
Garays73179/
Garaas73160/
Garass73146/
Garasz73119/
Gorais7366/
Geraus7331/
Gerras7324/
Goreas7322/
Gerass7320/
Gorasz7320/
Ghoras7320/
Gerash7319/
Garaus7319/
Gorras7317/
Gerasz7315/
Gorays736/
Goeras732/
Gaaras732/
Garajs732/
Gareas732/
Garhas732/
Gerahs731/
Gorajs731/
Gahras730/
Gereas730/
Gerasch67787/
Gharras67777/
Garrash67566/
Garraus6766/
Garrais6746/
Gharash6741/
Görauch6726/
Goraish6713/
Gorrais6712/
Geraiss6712/
Gierasz674/
Garahas673/
Gerrais673/
Gaharas671/
Gorahas671/
Garaasz671/
Geraish671/
Gheraas671/
Ghorash671/
Gherass671/
Garrass670/
Gerhaus670/
Gierass670/
Gerraus670/
Gahraus670/

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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 Göras
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