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 is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Góralski. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goralski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goralski is the 235,103rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,256,744 people. Goralski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goralski reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,151 people, or 1 in 314,908. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 21 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Goralski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goralski surname are 14.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.43% registered with the 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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