Gores Surname
Approximately 2,355 people bear this surname
Gores Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 986 | 1:367,605 | 32,648 |
| Germany | 544 | 1:147,988 | 17,782 |
| Israel | 208 | 1:41,142 | 5,611 |
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| Netherlands | 111 | 1:152,137 | 22,745 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
The alternate forms: Göres (789) & Goreś (5) are calculated separately.
Gores (266) may also be a first name.
Gores Demographics
Average Male Gores Height
178.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gores Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gores Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gores (Hindi: गोरेस, Marathi: गोरेस, Russian: Горесь) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Göres or Goreś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gores? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 180,834th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,094,499 people. The surname Gores occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Gores live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 266 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 986 people, or 1 in 367,605. In The United States Gores is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 23 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and North Dakota, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.
Gores Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gores has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gores surname expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gores Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gores are 13.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gores earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 31.8% less than the national average, earning $15,482,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,253 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gores Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gores in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरेस | goresa | - |
| Gores in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरेस | goresa | - |
| Gores in the Russian language | ||
| Горесь | gores | - |
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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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