Goretzky Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Goretzky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goretzky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Canada491:751,95159,756
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Goretzky Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goretzky Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Goretzky occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goretzky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. Goretzky is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Goretzky live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 454,833. In Germany Goretzky is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live, Berlin, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Goretzky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goretzky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goretzky Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Goretzky earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,565 CAD per year.

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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 Goretzky
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