Goerzen Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Goerzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goerzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3681:100,12410,876
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Germany891:904,55664,175
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goerzen Last Name Facts

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

Goerzen is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goerzen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goerzen is the 483,673rd most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Goerzen reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 100,124. In Canada Goerzen is most common in: British Columbia, where 38 percent live, Alberta, where 31 percent live and Ontario, where 19 percent live. Barring Canada Goerzen occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Goerzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goerzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goerzen last name rose 19,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goerzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goerzen surname are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goerzen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $36,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goertzen934,219/
Goerczen931/
Gerzen92572/
Gorzen92161/
Oerzen9225/
Goergen864,263/
Gertzen861,669/
Gortzen86100/
Gerdzen8629/
Gerszen869/
Gherzen862/
Goersen862/
Goerzon861/
Gorszen861/
Goirzen860/
Gerdtzen8019/
Goertsen8017/
Gerrtzen809/
Goertzan804/
Giertzen802/
Gierszen801/
Goertxen801/
Gaertzen801/
Gerzon771,558/
Görzen77631/
Gersen77522/
Gorzeń77381/
Gorzin77338/
Oersen77272/
Gorzon77169/
Gorsen77168/
Gerzan77123/
Gorzan77109/
Garzen7728/
Gerzin7723/
Gerzén7718/
Gorzyn776/
Gorcen773/
Gärzen771/
Eirzen771/
Oergen771/
Goertchen752/
Gertsen712,900/
Gerdsen71629/
Gerssen71422/
Görtzen71346/
Oertgen71111/
Gerzhan7167/
Gartzen7162/
Hoersen7148/
Gorssen7142/
Giersen7138/
Ghorzin7127/
Gorczyn7124/
Gorrsen7123/
Gertzén7114/
Goergem719/
Gärtzen718/
Gurszen717/
Goergin713/
Hoergen713/
Gerszyn712/
Görzgen712/
Gorszeń711/
Gertzon711/
Gurzien711/
Gehrsen711/
Gourzin711/
Gorzcyn711/
Gierzan711/
Ohersen711/
Gourgen711/
Ghorzan711/
Giertsen67198/
Eggersen6755/
Gierszyn6739/
Gerthsen6721/
Gerčienė6718/
Goertson6717/
Goehrgin674/
Gerdszon673/
Garzn673/
Hoerzing672/
Gerschen671/
Gerrtsen671/
Gorschen671/
Gerttsen671/
Hoerseen671/
Gierczan671/
Howersen670/
Hoerchen670/

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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 Goerzen
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