Goerens Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Luxembourg
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Goerens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goerens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Luxembourg2101:2,764339
France891:746,32392,306
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Goerens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goerens is found most frequently in Luxembourg. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goerens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Goerens is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Goerens live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Luxembourg, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 2,764. In Luxembourg it is most numerous in: Remich Canton, where 45 percent are found, Luxembourg Canton, where 30 percent are found and Capellen Canton, where 21 percent are found. Beside Luxembourg Goerens occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 26 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Goerens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goerens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goerens surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorens9297/
Gerens9211/
Gierens86254/
Gorrens86164/
Oehrens8646/
Gerrens8636/
Goerenz8617/
Gehrens867/
Goriens863/
Goorens862/
Hoerens861/
Gourens860/
Gerns83187/
Gorns8313/
Gorensch801/
Eerens77457/
Aerens77214/
Gearns77176/
Gorenz77145/
Ourens77119/
Gorins7791/
Garens7758/
Gerins7748/
Gerenz7745/
Eirens7725/
Goryns7719/
Görens7713/
Gernns777/
Gernsh774/
Owerns773/
Gernss772/
Gernæs771/
Oernse771/
Gherns770/
Oernst770/
Gornss770/
Earens770/
Oherns770/
Haerens71639/
Heirens71237/
Gierenz71112/
Garrens7180/
Hoerenz7141/
Gahrens7138/
Gorrenz7117/
Goriëns7116/
Gerrins7110/
Gerinsh716/
Aherens715/
Gairens715/
Gohrenz713/
Ohearns712/
Heurens712/
Gehrenz712/
Guhrens711/
Oerence711/
Oherins711/
Earenst711/
Gehrins711/
Eirense711/
Gorrins710/
Hearens710/
Gearins710/
Gurrens710/
Garns67181/
Earns6787/
Aerns6770/
Görns6754/
Aggernæs6725/
Gurns6720/
O'Hearns6714/
Gueirins6713/
Eurns6711/
Gernß673/
Yerns672/
Gearence671/
Gernz671/
Goirgins670/
Eirns670/
Ourns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goerens
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