Goralski Surname

235,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Goralski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

Goralski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1511:314,90828,799
Germany1761:457,41740,380
Poland1371:277,43633,871
Canada611:604,02649,778
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia361:749,88148,970
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Norway111:467,48139,375
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Góralski (27) are calculated separately.

Goralski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Goralski Last Name Facts

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

Goralski has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Góralski. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goralski? popularity and diffusion

Goralski is the 235,103rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,256,744 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goralski live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Goralski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goralski surname are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Goralski earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17% more than the national average, earning $50,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $58,926 CAD per year.

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