Gorgan Surname
Approximately 5,819 people bear this surname
Gorgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,880 | 1:5,175 | 698 |
| Moldova | 762 | 1:4,674 | 685 |
| Iran | 703 | 1:109,221 | 10,472 |
| United States | 141 | 1:2,570,631 | 155,955 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| Transnistria | 64 | 1:7,417 | 1,437 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
The alternate forms: Görgan (53) are calculated separately.
Gorgan (73) may also be a first name.
Gorgan Demographics
Gorgan Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gorgan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorgan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorgan (Arabic: جرجان, Hindi: गोरगं, Marathi: गोरगान, Russian: Горган) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Görgan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorgan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,216th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,252,371 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gorgan are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 73 people.
The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 3,880 people, or 1 in 5,175. In Romania Gorgan is most prevalent in: Sălaj County, where 27 percent are found, Arad County, where 7 percent are found and Cluj County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Romania Gorgan exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.
Gorgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gorgan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gorgan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Gorgan surname is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gorgan surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gorgan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 90.25% less than the national average, earning €2,927 per year; in United States they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning $36,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.94% more than the national average, earning $83,933 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorgan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgan in the Hindi language | ||
| गोरगं | goragam | - |
| Gorgan in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरगान | goragana | - |
| Gorgan in the Russian language | ||
| Горган | gorgan | - |
| Gorgan in the Arabic language | ||
| جرجان | jrjan | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorgan
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