Gorenjak Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Gorenjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 269 | 1:9,248 | 2,125 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| Serbia | 22 | 1:324,770 | 15,940 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
Gorenjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorenjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorenjak is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorenjak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 814,680th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorenjak reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 9,248. In Slovenia Gorenjak is primarily found in: Savinja, where 59 percent live, Drava, where 35 percent live and Carinthia, where 5 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 9 percent live and Serbia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gornjak | 93 | 153 | / |
| Goreniak | 88 | 42 | / |
| Gorensak | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gorenjaková | 84 | 1 | / |
| Orenyak | 80 | 29 | / |
| Gorinjac | 75 | 251 | / |
| Goryniak | 75 | 178 | / |
| Gereniak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garoensak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorzyniak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hareunjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oryniak | 67 | 444 | / |
| Orinyak | 67 | 22 | / |
| Orinjok | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oriniak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orynyak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garoniak | 63 | 16 | / |
| Horiniak | 63 | 14 | / |
| Garenhag | 63 | 3 | / |
| Garanyak | 63 | 1 | / |
| Oriñak | 57 | 1 | / |
| Garegneaux | 56 | 12 | / |
| Oriniaková | 56 | 3 | / |
| Orignac | 53 | 17 | / |
| Arenhag | 53 | 13 | / |
| Orinyok | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ariniak | 53 | 0 | / |
| Arionyak | 50 | 7 | / |
| Garignac | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gorenjak
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