Görl Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8061:99,88312,394
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Gorl (256) are calculated separately.

Görl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Görl is found most in Germany. It can also appear as: Gorl. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,457th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,593,804 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Görl are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Görl is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 99,883. In Germany Görl is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 49 percent live, Berlin, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Görl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Görl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Görl last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorl92256/
Görel891,133/
Görül89197/
Görlt8941/
Göhrl891/
Görll891/
Görzel80212/
Görrel8049/
Görldt8019/
Gerl754,622/
Garl75493/
Görlová734/
Garel678,279/
Gierl671,611/
Gorel671,326/
Gerel671,260/
Garil67524/
Goerl67385/
Gharl67257/
Goril67198/
Geril67152/
Gorll6796/
Gaerl6713/
Gerll678/
Gaarl673/
Garhl672/
Garll671/
Gorrl671/
Kgarl671/
Gherl671/
Gerhl671/
Gärle671/
Garrl670/
Gorhl670/

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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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  • 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 Görl
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