Gorchak Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gorchak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorchak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Moldova431:82,82310,501
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gorchak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorchak (Georgian: გორჩაკ, Russian: Горчак) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorchak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gorchak are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gorchak is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,221,382. In Russia Gorchak is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 20 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent are found and Saratov Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Russia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 21 percent are found and Moldova, where 16 percent are found.

Gorchak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gorchak surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 33.33% registered with the political party.

Gorchak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorcak9261/
Orchak927/
Horchak86531/
Gorczak86461/
Gerchak86227/
Gurchak8695/
Gorchag8659/
Gorciak8650/
Garchak8615/
Orchack8612/
Gorhaik8610/
Gorzhak866/
Ourchak861/
Ohyrchak8044/
Gierchak8019/
Gorchock804/
Horchack801/
Gharchak801/
Gorzak77108/
Archak7763/
Orzhak7756/
Gorjak7735/
Orczak7727/
Gorčak7714/
Orchac774/
Horhak771/
Orchakova7580/
Gorcakova7511/
Hohyrchak759/
Gorceac71575/
Gorceag71562/
Horchakova71561/
Horczak71268/
Gortzak71182/
Gorchagova71115/
Harchak7153/
Gorciag7151/
Gorciac7133/
Gorczok7121/
Orchagh7121/
Górczak7114/
Horciak7113/
Gorzock7111/
Garchakova716/
Garczak714/
Gorchacova713/
Garciak712/
Garkhak711/
Gortcakova711/
Horcauk711/
Gorhaag711/
Orchahg711/
Horchok711/
Horcsak711/
Horhjak711/
Goorzak711/
Ghorzak711/
Arcak67376/
Orzak6731/
Orchaagh674/
Harchack674/
Gerchock672/
Gharjhak671/
Gartczak671/
Gorsceac671/
Horsczak671/
Gortschaugh670/

Gorchak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorchak in the Georgian language
გორჩაკgorchak-
Gorchak in the Russian language
Горчакgorcak-

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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 Gorchak
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