Gorelik Surname

92,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,7681:81,51810,305
United States1,6391:221,14621,444
Belarus1,0361:9,1711,364
Israel1451:59,0187,544
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Germany901:894,50563,669
Australia571:473,60936,415
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

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-173293

It is an Eastern Slavic name, given to people whose house was burnt down, when the fire started from the outside.

- Ariel G

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

- Ariel G

Applied to people who had a house fire or whose home was burned in a progrom.

- randomguy12

The surname Garelik or Gorelik means 'little burn'.

- Ariel G

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

Gorelik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorelik in the Russian language
Гореликgorelik-

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