Gorenjec Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gorenjec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 46 | 1:54,080 | 8,674 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
Gorenjec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorenjec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorenjec has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gorenjec.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorenjec? popularity and diffusion
Gorenjec is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorenjec live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 54,080. In Slovenia it is most common in: Lower Sava, where 76 percent reside, Central Sava, where 20 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gornjec | 93 | 139 | / |
| Goreniec | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gorenšek | 75 | 361 | / |
| Gorencic | 75 | 35 | / |
| Gorensek | 75 | 20 | / |
| Goronjic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gorenshek | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gorenscek | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gornjik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gorenschek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Horyniec | 63 | 1 | / |
| Garenciks | 59 | 2 | / |
| Horzeniek | 59 | 1 | / |
| Garenchik | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gharanjeek | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gorenikova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gorinšek | 50 | 240 | / |
| Gorinsek | 50 | 39 | / |
| Arenyeke | 50 | 11 | / |
| Arenieks | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Gorenjec
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