Goerck Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Goerck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goerck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Goerck Last Name Facts

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

Goerck is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goerck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 853,416th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Goerck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Goerck are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 675,313. In Brazil Goerck is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 70 percent live, Paraná, where 13 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 8 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Goerck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goerck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goerck last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goercke92250/
Goercks920/
Gorck91140/
Goerk91140/
Gerck9126/
Goerc911/
Goerke834,870/
Gehrck8311/
Gierck839/
Gowerk831/
Goercs831/
Gerk802,117/
Gork80416/
Gorc8067/
Oerk801/
Goehrke77160/
Gouerke771/
Goesrcg771/
Goerg73580/
Gourc73454/
Gorkh73413/
Oerke73299/
Gierc73150/
Gierk73104/
Gehrk7330/
Gürck7322/
Geark7321/
Ouerk7311/
Gherk739/
Gurck737/
Owerk735/
Ghork735/
Eerck732/
Ierck732/
Garck732/
Görck732/
Gerkc731/
Eirck731/
Oirck731/
Gorkk731/
Eurck731/
Earck731/
Hoerk731/
Gohrc730/
Goork730/
Gaerke67180/
Oehrke67133/
Görcke67113/
Hierck67110/
Gurcke6774/
Gearke6754/
Aercke6725/
Heurck6715/
Görcks677/
Gawerc674/
Hourck672/
Ghorkh671/
Goyork671/
Goergg671/
Gairck671/
Ohwerk671/
Ngurck671/
Goerqe671/
Gearks670/
Eierck670/

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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 Goerck
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