Gorecka Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gorecka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorecka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland811:469,24447,315
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England801:696,47639,547
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Austria191:448,18144,644
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Gorecká (107), Górecka (78) & Górecká (32) are calculated separately.

Gorecka Last Name Facts

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

Gorecka is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Gorecká, Górecka or Górecká. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gorecka.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorecka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorecka is the 699,651st most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gorecka reside; 29 percent reside in Northern Europe and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 469,244. Aside from Poland it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Gorecka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorecka last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Gorecka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $52,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorecká95107/
Górecka9578/
Goreczka9321/
Gorzecka933/
Goriecka931/
Goreckai931/
Górecká9032/
Gorecki865,818/
Gurecka8679/
Gorecky8643/
Gorecký8640/
Gorecke8633/
Gorycka8611/
Garecka863/
Goricka861/
Goryczka80694/
Gorączka80246/
Goreczky8068/
Goretcki8043/
Goretska8040/
Goreczki8039/
Gorzecki8021/
Gorzycka8011/
Goreckij802/
Goretcke801/
Goriczka801/
Goreckie800/
Goriecke800/
Gorzyczka7567/
Goronczka751/
Goretskaya711,221/
Gorycki71642/
Gurecki71535/
Gurecký71197/
Gurecká71192/
Górecki71180/
Garecki71168/
Goricki71142/
Gurecky7191/
Goricke7145/
Goracki7111/
Gorezki718/
Goretskaia717/
Gorický715/
Gorická714/
Garecky714/
Goretskaja714/
Goricca711/
Gòrecki711/
Gurecke711/
Guracka711/
Goretzki671,229/
Gorzycki67840/
Goretsky67418/
Goretski67304/
Goretzky67239/
Goretzke67110/
Gorichky6733/
Gorickij675/
Guretska675/
Goretske674/
Gorzicky671/
Gureczká671/
Goritska671/
Gurzycka671/
Górzycka671/

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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 Gorecka
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