Gorff Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gorff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorff is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Gorff reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Gorff is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Gorff is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 43 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany Gorff occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Gorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorff last name increased 165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gorff last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Gorff earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.91% less than the national average, earning $33,265 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orff89353/
Gorf89119/
Gorfe804,523/
Garff80379/
Ghorf8056/
Gorft8010/
Gerff802/
Gorhf801/
Gourf801/
Gorfs801/
Goerf801/
Gorpf800/
Horff800/
Orf752,443/
Garffe735/
Gorfch731/
Gorb672,093/
Orfe67480/
Garf67413/
Arff67254/
Oorf67236/
Horf67170/
Gorv6726/
Gerf6712/
Gorw674/
Orft673/
Orfh672/
Gurf671/
Ohrf671/
Orrf671/
Orhf671/
Orwf671/
Oirf671/
Görf671/
Ourf671/

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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 Gorff
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