Gorgens Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gorgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Görgens (1,402) & Górgens (1) are calculated separately.

Gorgens Last Name Facts

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

Gorgens is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Görgens or Górgens. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Gorgens reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Gorgens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gorgens earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 61.35% more than the national average, earning R 383,436 per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görgens951,402/
Górgens951/
Goergens93597/
Gorgns9210/
Orgens924/
Gergens86117/
Gürgens8684/
Gurgens8628/
Goriens863/
Gargens861/
Gorgins860/
Gortjens803/
Goirgins800/
Gorggins800/
Oreins7739/
Argens7721/
Oreans778/
Gargns770/
Orgins770/
Hargens711,211/
Gürgenç71352/
Görgenç7189/
Gergins7112/
Oresins713/
Orguins712/
Orhense711/
Oreanse711/
Garzens711/
Horgins711/
Eurgens710/
Gurgins710/
Garreans6778/
Argensse6747/
Hargense673/
Gartjens671/

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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 Gorgens
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