Gorelik Surname
Approximately 5,155 people bear this surname
Gorelik Surname User-submission:
(Russian, Belarussian, Jewish) The Gorelik surname comes from a nickname for someone who was in a fire or had their house burnt. Or a nickname for a vodka distiller.
Gorelik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,768 | 1:81,518 | 10,305 |
| United States | 1,639 | 1:221,146 | 21,444 |
| Belarus | 1,036 | 1:9,171 | 1,364 |
| Israel | 145 | 1:59,018 | 7,544 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Lithuania | 42 | 1:72,252 | 10,722 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Gorelík (12) are calculated separately.
Gorelik Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Russian, Belarussian, Jewish) The Gorelik surname comes from a nickname for someone who was in a fire or had their house burnt. Or a nickname for a vodka distiller.
- deleted-173293It is an Eastern Slavic name, given to people whose house was burnt down, when the fire started from the outside.
- Ariel GAn Eastern Slavic last name. It was a name given to people whose homes were burnt down.
- Ariel GApplied to people who had a house fire or whose home was burned in a progrom.
- randomguy12The surname Garelik or Gorelik means 'little burn'.
- Ariel GGorelik Demographics
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Gorelik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorelik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorelik (Russian: Горелик) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gorelík. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorelik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 92,675th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,413,685 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Gorelik live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 1,768 people, or 1 in 81,518. In Russia it is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside, Moscow, where 13 percent reside and Mari El Republic, where 10 percent reside. Barring Russia Gorelik occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Belarus, where 20 percent reside.
Gorelik Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gorelik last name are 5.75% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.52% registered with the party.
The amount Gorelik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.9% more than the national average, earning $49,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $45,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorelík | 95 | 12 | / |
| Gorelick | 93 | 2,873 | / |
| Gorzelik | 93 | 85 | / |
| Goreliks | 93 | 39 | / |
| Gorelike | 93 | 2 | / |
| Goreilik | 93 | 1 | / |
| Orelik | 92 | 52 | / |
| Gorzielik | 88 | 12 | / |
| Gorrelick | 88 | 6 | / |
| Goreleick | 88 | 1 | / |
| Garelik | 86 | 669 | / |
| Horelik | 86 | 93 | / |
| Gürelik | 86 | 91 | / |
| Goralik | 86 | 66 | / |
| Gorelic | 86 | 14 | / |
| Gorelyk | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gorilik | 86 | 3 | / |
| Orelick | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gorelek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorolik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorelikova | 82 | 2,139 | / |
| Garelick | 80 | 668 | / |
| Horelick | 80 | 187 | / |
| Gorelykh | 80 | 176 | / |
| Gorzelic | 80 | 47 | / |
| Gerelick | 80 | 18 | / |
| Goralick | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orzhelik | 80 | 3 | / |
| Horeliks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Goroliuk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorelyuk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorolick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurelick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garrelik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orelix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorelkova | 75 | 112 | / |
| Garrelick | 75 | 33 | / |
| Orelikova | 75 | 10 | / |
| Garzielik | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gorielykh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horelyk | 71 | 967 | / |
| Harelik | 71 | 166 | / |
| Gereluk | 71 | 142 | / |
| Orzelek | 71 | 60 | / |
| Goryluk | 71 | 38 | / |
| Garelikova | 71 | 25 | / |
| Goraluk | 71 | 22 | / |
| Aretlik | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gorelíková | 71 | 11 | / |
| Goroluk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Goralík | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gorelicova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Góralik | 71 | 6 | / |
| Garilik | 71 | 6 | / |
| Garalik | 71 | 5 | / |
| Garelic | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oryolik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Areleik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garolik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahretlik | 67 | 99 | / |
| Horelykh | 67 | 92 | / |
| Harelick | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gorzelec | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gerelyuk | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gorolyuk | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gouriluk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arzhelik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gareleck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giereluk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orelkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horzelyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaurilik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaurylik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horeleck | 67 | 1 | / |
Gorelik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorelik in the Russian language | ||
| Горелик | gorelik | - |
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