Gorge Surname
Approximately 5,166 people bear this surname
Gorge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,708 | 1:53,827 | 5,185 |
| France | 1,040 | 1:63,868 | 8,746 |
| India | 627 | 1:1,223,390 | 48,852 |
| Nigeria | 614 | 1:288,506 | 16,217 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Papua New Guinea | 149 | 1:54,723 | 6,930 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
The alternate forms: Görge (633), Gorgé (66), Gorgê (1) & Gorgè (1) are calculated separately.
Gorge (9,563) may also be a first name.
Gorge Demographics
Average Gorge Salary in
United States
$45,242 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gorge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorge (Marathi: गोरगे, Russian: Горге) occurs most in Egypt. It can also occur as: Görge, Gorgé, Gorgê or Gorgè. Click here for other potential spellings of Gorge.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gorge is the 92,484th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,410,675 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Gorge live; 36 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gorge is also the 63,148th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 9,563 people.
The last name Gorge is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,708 people, or 1 in 53,827. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
Gorge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gorge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorge last name rose 182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 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 last name 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 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorge in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरगे | gorage | 96.55 |
| गोग | goga | 2.72 |
| Gorge in the Russian language | ||
| Горге | gorge | - |
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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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- 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 Gorge
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