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

The surname Goralski occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Góralski. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goralski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goralski is the 235,103rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,256,744 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goralski live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States Goralski is mostly found in: Maryland, where 21 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Goralski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goralski last name are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.43% registered to vote for 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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