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Where Does The Last Name Gorka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gorka (Russian: Горка) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Górka. For other potential spellings of Gorka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 126,554^th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,029,957 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gorka are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gorka is also the 47,107^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 14,676 people.

The last name Gorka is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,558 people, or 1 in 232,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Gorka occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Gorka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gorka surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gorka last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gorka earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.74% less than the national average, earning 256,992 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning R 270,564 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $55,100 CAD per year.