Gorenšek Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Gorenšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 360 | 1:6,910 | 1,533 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Gorensek (20) are calculated separately.
Gorenšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorenšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorenšek occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Gorensek. For other possible spellings of Gorenšek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorenšek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gorenšek is the 783,439th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorenšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Gorenšek is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 6,910. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 39 percent reside, Savinja, where 34 percent reside and Drava, where 13 percent reside. Other than Slovenia Gorenšek exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorensek | 96 | 20 | / |
| Gorinšek | 88 | 240 | / |
| Gorenshek | 82 | 11 | / |
| Gorenscek | 82 | 4 | / |
| Arenšek | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gorenschek | 78 | 10 | / |
| Arzenšek | 75 | 629 | / |
| Gorenjec | 75 | 52 | / |
| Gorinsek | 75 | 39 | / |
| Arnšek | 71 | 299 | / |
| Gorinshek | 71 | 34 | / |
| Gornjik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gorinschek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orencik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horncek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arzensek | 63 | 45 | / |
| Gorencic | 63 | 35 | / |
| Hornchek | 63 | 9 | / |
| Gurencik | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gurenchik | 59 | 131 | / |
| Orenchick | 59 | 7 | / |
| Garenciks | 59 | 2 | / |
| Arzenshek | 59 | 2 | / |
| Gurenciks | 59 | 1 | / |
| Garenchik | 59 | 1 | / |
| Arnsek | 57 | 39 | / |
| Gornjec | 53 | 139 | / |
| Hornjik | 53 | 62 | / |
| Arnshek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Horengic | 50 | 27 | / |
| Gerencic | 50 | 15 | / |
| Arnschek | 50 | 13 | / |
| Otrzęsek | 50 | 6 | / |
| Hornseck | 50 | 3 | / |
| Orynchyk | 50 | 1 | / |
| Orinchik | 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 Gorenšek
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