Goerg Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Goerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Germany1291:624,07349,483
France1281:518,92871,816
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Australia341:793,99150,673
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Goerg (69) may also be a first name.

Goerg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goerg is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goerg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 550,571st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. Goerg is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Goerg live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 69 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 1,785,512. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and France, where 22 percent live.

Goerg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goerg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goerg surname expanded 923 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goerg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goerg surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goerg earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.56% less than the national average, earning $37,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goergg911/
Gorg891,666/
Gerg891,496/
Oerg891/
Goergue833/
Goesrcg831/
Gergő80319/
Gourg80302/
Goerk80140/
Gierg8059/
Gergg805/
Gorgh802/
Goerc801/
Goorg801/
Gergh801/
Ghorg801/
Gorgg800/
Gearg800/
Goerke734,870/
Goerck73320/
Gourgh7319/
Eggerg735/
Ouergh734/
Goercs731/
Goajrg731/
Goerqe731/
Gourgz731/
Gowerk731/
Garg67225,266/
Görg673,095/
Gerk672,117/
Gourgue67866/
Yerg67528/
Gork67416/
Goercke67250/
Goehrke67160/
Gurg67109/
Gorc6767/
Eurg675/
Aerg672/
Eerg672/
Goerque672/
Haggerg672/
Oirg672/
Ojrg672/
Earg671/
Oerk671/
Ierg671/
Gouerke671/
Ourg671/
Goercks670/

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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 Goerg
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