Gorbachev Surname

31,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gorbachev Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a hunchback.

Gorbachev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia14,5631:9,8971,349
Belarus1,0931:8,6931,274
Kazakhstan5331:33,1754,529
Kyrgyzstan1361:43,9176,539
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Israel611:140,28914,966
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Finland81:687,08836,047
India71:109,580,769786,157
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Gorbachev (24) may also be a first name.

Gorbachev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of a hunchback.

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Gorbachev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorbachev (Georgian: გორბაჩევი, Marathi: गोबर्चेव, Russian: Горбачев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorbachev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorbachev is the 31,980th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 437,034 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Gorbachev live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Gorbachev is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

Gorbachev is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 14,563 people, or 1 in 9,897. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Moscow, where 8 percent reside and Kaluga Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Gorbachev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gorbachev are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Gorbachev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $53,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gorbachev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorbachev in the Georgian language
გორბაჩევიgorbachevi-
Gorbachev in the Marathi language
गोबर्चेवgobarceva-
Gorbachev in the Russian language
Горбачевgorbacev-

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