Gorelick Surname

153,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gorelick Surname User-submission:

(Russian, Belarussian, Jewish) The Gorelick surname comes from a nickname for someone who was in a fire or had their house burnt. Or a nickname for a vodka distiller.

Gorelick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,6561:5,168767
United States1,1521:314,63428,773
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gorelick Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Russian, Belarussian, Jewish) The Gorelick surname comes from a nickname for someone who was in a fire or had their house burnt. Or a nickname for a vodka distiller.

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An Eastern Slavic last name. It was a name given to people whose homes were burnt down.

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Gorelick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorelick is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorelick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 153,066th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,536,563 people. The last name Gorelick occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Gorelick live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Gorelick is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 1,656 people, or 1 in 5,168. In Israel Gorelick is mostly found in: Southern District, where 27 percent reside, Central District, where 26 percent reside and Haifa District, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Israel this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Gorelick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorelick last name are 39.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gorelick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.93% less than the national average, earning R 135,612 per year; in United States they earn 29.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 90.04% more than the national average, earning $94,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorrelick946/
Goreleick941/
Gorelik935,155/
Gorelic9314/
Garelick88668/
Gorzelik8885/
Gorzelic8847/
Goreliks8839/
Gerelick8818/
Goralick885/
Gorelike882/
Gorolick881/
Goreilik881/
Garrelick8233/
Gorzielik8212/
Garelik80669/
Goralik8066/
Gorelyk8013/
Gorelík8012/
Garelic804/
Gorilik803/
Gorolik801/
Gorelek801/
Gorelikova782,139/
Gorelicova787/
Gorelykh75176/
Gorzelec7557/
Gareleck7511/
Goroliuk752/
Gorelyuk752/
Garrelik751/
Gorelkova71112/
Ghereliuc7137/
Gourielec7111/
Garzielik712/
Gorielykh711/
Gereluk67142/
Goryluk6738/
Garelikova6725/
Goraluk6722/
Gorelíková6711/
Goroluk6710/
Goralík678/
Góralik676/
Garilik676/
Garalik675/
Garolik671/

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