Gorfer Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Austria

Gorfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3231:189,34027,825
Austria621:137,34618,671
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gorfer Last Name Facts

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

Gorfer is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 691,116th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorfer live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname Gorfer is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 189,340. In Italy Gorfer is primarily concentrated in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 98 percent reside, Veneto, where 1 percent reside and Lombardy, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Italy this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorfier921/
Gorfe914,523/
Orfer9117/
Orffer83244/
Gerfer8343/
Orfert8339/
Orfeur8335/
Gurfer8321/
Gorfie8318/
Garfer837/
Horfer832/
Gorfeh831/
Garffer7723/
Gorfett7711/
Garfert778/
Ghorfir772/
Horfert772/
Horferd771/
Gorfeth771/
Gorfeed771/
Ngorfeh771/
Horffer770/
Gorfire770/
Garfe7366/
Arfer7324/
Gorfi7317/
Gorfy739/
Gorfa738/
Hoorfear711/
Garfertt710/
Ghorfi671,024/
Ghorfa67575/
Gourfi67207/
Arfert67124/
Garfee6738/
Gorphe6724/
Garfey676/
Gorveh675/
Garffe675/
Garfes674/
Gourfa672/
Garfie672/
Gorffa672/
Harfer671/
Garfej671/
Garfet671/
Garfei671/
Garfea671/
Arfeur671/
Arfeer671/
Arffer671/
Orpher670/

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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 Gorfer
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