Gordan Surname

87,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Gordan Surname Definition:

(Scottish, English) The man from Gordon (spacious hill), in Scotland; one who lived on, or near, a three-cornered hill or wedge-shaped piece of land.

Gordan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1301:170,16917,195
Iran1,1531:66,5947,014
Romania1,0321:19,4552,514
Ireland1541:30,5782,683
England1221:456,70530,074
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Pakistan1071:1,669,56917,354
Australia991:272,68424,601
Canada811:454,88439,362
Slovakia781:68,41613,286
Serbia721:99,2357,980
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
India281:27,395,192354,286
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Israel191:450,40234,739
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2901:15,2751,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2171:22,6522,837

The alternate forms: Gordán (70) & Gordań (1) are calculated separately.

Gordan (9,927) may also be a first name.

Gordan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, English) The man from Gordon (spacious hill), in Scotland; one who lived on, or near, a three-cornered hill or wedge-shaped piece of land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gordan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gordan (Hindi: गोर्दन, Marathi: गॉडर्न, Russian: Гордан) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Gordán or Gordań. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gordan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,448th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,324,767 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gordan live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 61,552nd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 9,927 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,130 people, or 1 in 170,169. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Gordan is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 21 percent are found and Romania, where 19 percent are found.

Gordan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gordan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 4 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 47 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gordan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gordan surname is predominantly Catholic (79%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gordan are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.94% registered with the party.

The amount Gordan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning 285,478 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning R 227,856 per year; in Colombia they earn 92.17% more than the national average, earning $43,626,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning $37,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $45,573 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gordán9470/
Gordań941/
Gordhan922,432/
Gourdan92150/
Gordean9215/
Gordain926/
Gordane923/
Goirdan921/
Gordang921/
Goerdan920/
Ordan911,240/
Gourdain86992/
Gourdant865/
Gorrdhan861/
Goordean861/
Gourdhan861/
Gordhane861/
Gordaine861/
Gohrdhan861/
Gordhank861/
Gourdean860/
Gordon83397,042/
Gardan831,555/
Gerdan831,459/
Ordean83687/
Hordan83211/
Đordan83177/
Gürdan83151/
Gordón83113/
Gurdan83104/
Ordain8336/
Ourdan8333/
Ordane8323/
Gordam8317/
Gordòn835/
Gârdan834/
Uordan832/
Oordan832/
Ordhan831/
Ordang831/
Ordand830/
Gordanova80141/
Gordanová8043/
N'Gourdan801/
Gourdon777,095/
Ourdane77353/
Gardant7789/
Gardean7788/
Ordahan7749/
Gardane7748/
Gordone7740/
Gardain7738/
Gărdean7728/
Gordham7725/
Gurdain7711/
Gordonn7710/
Gardhan7710/
Goordon779/
Hordane779/
Ghardan778/
Gordoon774/
Goerdon774/
Gordont774/
Gurdean774/
Gordhon774/
Gordoun773/
Gordohn772/
Gorrdon772/
Hordean772/
Gordong772/
Gorddon771/
Gordond771/
Ordaine771/
Ordayne771/
Gaurdan771/
Gurdhan771/
Gordein771/
Gordoin771/
Gordonh771/
Ghordon771/
Gurdand771/
Gerdaan771/
Gurdang771/
Ghurdan771/
Gardand770/
Gurdane770/
Ordon733,683/
Ardan732,140/
Ordam73653/
Ordán738/
Ordón731/
Hourdane71204/
Gardanne71117/
Hourdain71108/
Ordanova7196/
Ghardane7135/
Ghahrdan7127/
Gardasin7122/
Gordonne718/
Gardhane714/
D'Gordon713/
Gardaine712/
Gaurdhan711/
Gurdhane711/
Gaurdain711/
Gourdone711/
Gourdong711/
Hardan6710,970/
Gardon676,336/
Gardam671,321/
Gardanova671,218/
Hordon671,082/
Ardane67655/
Ardhan67651/
Gurdon67649/
Gerdon67624/
Ardean67365/
Ordone67288/
Ardain67166/
Ardant67146/
Ordoon67140/
Gordonova6752/
Gurdam6735/
Gordom6732/
Ardang6725/
Ardand6720/
Gordoń6720/
Gurdán6720/
Gordonová6714/
Hordanova6714/
Gardón6710/
Ordein676/
Ordong675/
D'Hordain674/
Gárdon674/
Ordoin673/
Gordão673/
Gurdanova672/
Ordoyn672/
Gordánová672/
Ordonk672/
Ordham671/
Hordam671/
Ardgan671/
Ghardaine671/
Oordon671/
Ourdon671/
Górdon671/
Aardan671/
Aurdan671/
Ordeun671/
Ardanh671/
Ordgon670/

Gordan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gordan in the Hindi language
गोर्दनgordana75
गोर्द्नgordna12.5
गोर्डनgordana4.17
गोरधनgoradhana4.17
गोरडनgoradana4.17
Gordan in the Marathi language
गॉडर्नgodarna66.32
गोडर्नgodarna12.63
गॉरडनgoradana8.42
गोदर्नgodarna5.26
गोडनgodana2.11
गोडानgodana1.05
गॉडनgodana1.05
गाडर्नgadarna1.05
जॉडर्नjodarna1.05
Gordan in the Russian language
Горданgordan-

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Footnotes

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