Gorgiev Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Gorgiev Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the son of Gjorgi' (Macedonian for George).

Gorgiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia8381:2,508454
Bulgaria591:118,2876,969
Slovenia461:54,0808,674
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Gorgiev (206) may also be a first name.

Gorgiev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the son of Gjorgi' (Macedonian for George).

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Gorgiev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorgiev (Georgian: გორგიევი, Russian: Горгиев) occurs in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorgiev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 336,565th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,655,293 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gorgiev live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Gorgiev is also the 630,600th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 206 people.

The last name Gorgiev is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 2,508. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Eastern, where 60 percent are found, Southeastern, where 22 percent are found and Skopje, where 11 percent are found. Outside of North Macedonia Gorgiev occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 5 percent are found and Slovenia, where 4 percent are found.

Gorgiev Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gorgiev earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorgev9240/
Orgiev9218/
Gergiev86190/
Gorgaev8627/
Gorziev868/
Gorgeev861/
Gargiev861/
Orgev838/
Orgiv832/
Gorgieff8012/
Gerrgiev801/
Gergev7755/
Orgeev7727/
Gorgov7720/
Gorcev7711/
Argiev777/
Gorsev776/
Gorgef771/
Gorchev71557/
Gorshev7153/
Gergaev7139/
Garsiev7134/
Gargaev7119/
Gergeev7113/
Orgheev719/
Gorseva717/
Gorgeff714/
Gorceva714/
Gorshiv712/
Gortcev711/
Gargeev711/
Garziev711/
Gorseev711/
Gorzhev711/
Gorchiv711/
Gorcevs711/
Gorguif711/
Gorgaew711/
Gergiew711/
Gorsevs711/
Gorcheev67175/
Gorsheva6765/
Gorsheev6727/
Gherghev671/
Gorzheva671/
Gordjeev671/
Gourguef671/
Garzhiev671/
Argev671/

Gorgiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorgiev in the Georgian language
გორგიევიgorgievi-
Gorgiev in the Russian language
Горгиевgorgiev-

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