Gorecki Surname

83,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Gorecki Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

Gorecki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9381:123,36913,138
Poland7001:54,2988,553
France6331:104,93315,504
Germany4561:176,54720,706
Canada3381:109,01111,697
England1881:296,37322,665
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Czechia871:122,22419,686
Israel631:135,83514,591
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Norway271:190,45522,163
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Austria91:946,15970,786
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Górecki (180) & Gòrecki (1) are calculated separately.

Gorecki (10) may also be a first name.

Gorecki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

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

Gorecki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorecki is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Górecki or Gòrecki. For other possible spellings of Gorecki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorecki? popularity and diffusion

Gorecki is the 83,233rd most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,252,586 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Gorecki live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorecki is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,938 people, or 1 in 123,369. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 16 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 12 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Gorecki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorecki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gorecki surname grew 73,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorecki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorecki surname are 2.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gorecki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.15% less than the national average, earning 210,591 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $55,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Górecki95180/
Gòrecki951/
Goretcki9343/
Goreczki9339/
Gorzecki9321/
Goreckij932/
Goreckai931/
Goreckie930/
Gorycki86642/
Gurecki86535/
Gorecka86421/
Garecki86168/
Goricki86142/
Gorecká86107/
Gorecky8643/
Gorecký8640/
Gorecke8633/
Goracki8611/
Gorezki868/
Goretzki801,229/
Gorzycki80840/
Goretski80304/
Goreczky8068/
Goreczka8021/
Gorickij805/
Gorzecka803/
Goretcke801/
Goriecka801/
Goriecke800/
Goretskiy75632/
Goretskie7532/
Goretskii752/
Goretskyi752/
Gorički71782/
Garycki71275/
Gurecký71197/
Gurecká71192/
Gurecky7191/
Gurecka7179/
Górecka7178/
Goricke7145/
Górecká7132/
Gorycka7111/
Goretskaia717/
Gurycki716/
Gurezki715/
Gorický715/
Garecky714/
Gorická714/
Garecka713/
Goraetskiy712/
Gurecke711/
Goricka711/
Goryczka67694/
Goretsky67418/
Gorączka67246/
Goretzky67239/
Guretzki67165/
Goretzke67110/
Goritski6775/
Goritzki6744/
Goretska6740/
Gorichky6733/
Gorodski6719/
Gorzycka6711/
Garetski675/
Guretski674/
Goretske674/
Gorądzki674/
Garickii671/
Gureczká671/
Gorozski671/
Garetzki671/
Gorzicky671/
Goriczka671/

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