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 borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goerzen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 483,673rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. Goerzen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Goerzen are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 100,124. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 38 percent reside, Alberta, where 31 percent reside and Ontario, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Goerzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goerzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goerzen last name grew 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 Republicans than the national average, with 77.42% being registered with 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
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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 Goerzen
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