Gorcs Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gorcs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorcs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Görcs (260) are calculated separately.

Gorcs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorcs has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also be found as a variant: Görcs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorcs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorcs live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Bratislava Region, where 75 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 25 percent are found and Latvia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görcs93260/
Gorchs91504/
Gorcks9114/
Goercs911/
Gorc8967/
Orcs891/
Goercks830/
Garcs80877/
Gorgs80573/
Gourc80454/
Gorts80218/
Gorck80140/
Gorch80137/
Gorks8076/
Gorcz8025/
Gords8024/
Gorci8016/
Gohrc800/
Gorcsova774/
Gorcsová772/
Goorts73535/
Gordts73435/
Gerőcs73391/
Gourch73241/
Gourci7384/
Goerts7383/
Goerks7351/
Gorche7322/
Gorkss7316/
Gordse7315/
Görőcs7312/
Goords7310/
Görcks737/
Gorcke734/
Ghorch733/
Gortts732/
Garcës732/
Gourds732/
Gorzcz731/
Gercsh731/
Gorkšs731/
Gercks731/
Goorch731/
Gorsts731/
Horchs731/
Gorksh731/
Gorkce731/
Gortzs730/
Horcks730/
Ghorks730/
Gorg671,666/
Garc67568/
Gork67416/
Gorz67406/
Gourche67287/
Orgs6742/
Gorcová6734/
Ghourch6732/
Goerdts6723/
Gortsch676/
Gorcova673/
Ghorche673/
Gurc672/
Orks672/
Horrcks672/
Orxs671/
Gorč671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorcs
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