Gorelka Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Gorelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gorelka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1021:52,31810,070
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Gorelka Last Name Facts

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

Gorelka (Russian: Горелка) is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorelka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,701,480th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorelka live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Gorelka is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 52,318. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Trenčín Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorzelka9315/
Gorelko86616/
Horelka8663/
Gorzelke801/
Orelko772/
Gorlko771/
Orleka771/
Gorelco71245/
Horelko71179/
Hořelka7175/
Gorilko7118/
Horylka716/
Garelko714/
Orlecka713/
Horelca711/
Garelca711/
Orlekaa711/
Harelka710/
Gorlecki677/
Gaurilka676/
Gorlekop671/
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Gorelka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorelka in the Russian language
Горелкаgorelka-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorelka
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