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 surname Gorenjec has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorenjec? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gorenjec is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Gorenjec occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorenjec are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Gorenjec is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 54,080. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Lower Sava, where 76 percent are found, Central Sava, where 20 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.
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
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- 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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