Gorgerat Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gorgerat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorgerat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
Canada841:438,63838,170
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
France291:2,290,439180,028
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Gorgerat Last Name Facts

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

Gorgerat is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gorgerat.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorgerat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorgerat is the 698,433rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Gorgerat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gorgerat are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 33,522. In Switzerland Gorgerat is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 67 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 11 percent live and Canton of Valais, where 6 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent live.

Gorgerat Last Name Statistics demography

Gorgerat earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.37% less than the national average, earning $42,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorgueira82189/
Gorsera803/
Gorzera801/
Gorgero801/
Gargera801/
Horeerat754/
Garcerat752/
Gareerat751/
Hourerat751/
Gorgueiro7147/
Garguerra717/
Arerat711/
Ghareerat711/
Orirat711/
Goringira711/
Garcera672,980/
Areerat67251/
Gorsira67142/
Garzera6728/
Gorcira6723/
Garsera672/
Ourirat671/
Garjera671/
Garerad671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gorgerat
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