Gorb Surname

199,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gorb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8381:78,4139,978
Belarus781:121,80817,768
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Moldova351:101,75312,200
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England141:3,979,861125,553
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
France111:6,038,429280,838
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Georgia51:749,10921,598
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gorb (87) may also be a first name.

Gorb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorb (Georgian: გორბ, Hindi: गोरब, Russian: Горб) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gorb.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,526th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,481,866 people. The last name Gorb occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gorb are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 87 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 1,838 people, or 1 in 78,413. In Russia Gorb is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 39 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Moscow, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Gorb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gorb surname grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gorb last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gorb last name are 1.59% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.36% being registered with the party.

Gorb earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 130.8% more than the national average, earning $99,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghorb8923/
Gorbs8918/
Gourb895/
Gorbt891/
Goerb890/
Orb86329/
Gourbh803/
Ghourb802/
Gorbch800/
Horb755,446/
Garb751,263/
Gerb75707/
Gorp75259/
Gorf75119/
Gurb7561/
Gorv7526/
Orbz7523/
Gorw754/
Orbs752/
Oorb752/
Orbd751/
Orbh751/
Uorb751/
Gorbova731,672/
Gorbová7310/
Gorfe674,523/
Garbs67401/
Gorpe67112/
Gherb67102/
Gorff6769/
Ghorf6756/
Gharb6752/
Gourp6751/
Garbh6724/
Gourv6714/
Gorft6710/
Gaarb678/
Gaurb672/
Gorfs671/
Goorv671/
Ghorp671/
Garbz671/
Gourf671/
Garbd671/
Ghurb671/
Gorhf671/
Horbs670/
Gorpf670/

Gorb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorb in the Georgian language
გორბgorb-
Gorb in the Hindi language
गोरबgoraba-
Gorb in the Russian language
Горбgorb-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorb
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