Gorjanec Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Gorjanec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 54 | 1:46,068 | 7,945 |
| Croatia | 51 | 1:82,914 | 14,118 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gorjanec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorjanec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorjanec is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorjanec? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gorjanec are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 46,068. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Southeast Slovenia, where 57 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 28 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 15 percent reside. Besides Slovenia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 44 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorjanecz | 94 | 13 | / |
| Gorjanc | 93 | 897 | / |
| Gorjanac | 88 | 213 | / |
| Gorjanác | 88 | 11 | / |
| Goryanec | 88 | 6 | / |
| Krajanec | 75 | 124 | / |
| Gorjánác | 75 | 54 | / |
| Gorzanek | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gorjangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorjones | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goryanets | 71 | 30 | / |
| Goryanych | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gorajanak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ghorjanak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harijanec | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorjanika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korjeneck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Orjanik | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gourhannic | 67 | 21 | / |
| Garjang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gorjing | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Gorjanec
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