Gorgoteanu Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Gorgoteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 204 | 1:98,421 | 11,212 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gorgoteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorgoteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorgoteanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorgoteanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,144,405th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Gorgoteanu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gorgoteanu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 98,421. In Romania Gorgoteanu is most frequent in: Dâmbovița County, where 98 percent are found, Prahova County, where 2 percent are found and Argeș County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Romania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorasteanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorgodian | 74 | 49 | / |
| Orasteanu | 74 | 44 | / |
| Gorgodyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gheorghitanu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Gorktan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gorgton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gheorghitan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Grigtanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourotangou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aratangu | 56 | 21 | / |
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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 Gorgoteanu
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