Gorgens Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Gorgens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Görgens (1,402) & Górgens (1) are calculated separately.
Gorgens Demographics
Average Gorgens Salary in
United States
$48,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Görgens | 95 | 1,402 | / |
| Górgens | 95 | 1 | / |
| Goergens | 93 | 597 | / |
| Gorgns | 92 | 10 | / |
| Orgens | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gergens | 86 | 117 | / |
| Gürgens | 86 | 84 | / |
| Gurgens | 86 | 28 | / |
| Goriens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gargens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorgins | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gortjens | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goirgins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gorggins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Oreins | 77 | 39 | / |
| Argens | 77 | 21 | / |
| Oreans | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gargns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orgins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hargens | 71 | 1,211 | / |
| Gürgenç | 71 | 352 | / |
| Görgenç | 71 | 89 | / |
| Gergins | 71 | 12 | / |
| Oresins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orguins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orhense | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oreanse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garzens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horgins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eurgens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gurgins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Garreans | 67 | 78 | / |
| Argensse | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hargense | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gartjens | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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