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Where Does The Last Name Gorge Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gorge (Marathi: गोरगे, Russian: Горге) is found most in Egypt. It can also be found in the variant forms: Görge, Gorgé, Gorgê or Gorgè. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorge? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 92,484^th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,410,675 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Gorge are found; 36 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Gorge is also the 63,148^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,563 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,708 people, or 1 in 53,827. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Gorge Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gorge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorge surname expanded 182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorge Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gorge surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Gorge surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gorge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.91% less than the national average, earning R 140,424 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $55,238 CAD per year.