Gorka Surname

126,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Gorka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5581:232,64422,383
Germany5461:147,44617,738
India3891:1,971,89067,959
France2651:250,65238,735
Poland1941:195,92126,318
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
England921:605,63136,119
Canada861:428,43737,472
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Australia321:843,61652,533
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Israel221:388,98331,283
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Norway201:257,11427,149
Austria171:500,90847,931
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Albania151:194,27013,224
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Monaco11:37,0664,748
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Górka (115) are calculated separately.

Gorka (14,676) may also be a first name.

Gorka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorka (Russian: Горка) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as: Górka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 126,554th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,029,957 people. Gorka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gorka live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gorka is also the 47,107th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 14,676 people.

The surname Gorka is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,558 people, or 1 in 232,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Gorka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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 US average, with 51.69% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Górka93115/
Gorkha911,458/
Gorzka91795/
Ngorka9131/
Gourka9112/
Gorkai914/
Gorkay914/
Gorkaa913/
Ghorka913/
Gorkat911/
Gorkka911/
Gorkah911/
Goerka910/
Orka89149/
Gorkaya83857/
Gorkach838/
Ghorkha832/
Ghourka832/
Gorkaia831/
Gorkhai831/
Ghorkah831/
Orkaa802,098/
Gurka802,008/
Garka801,898/
Horka801,371/
Gorke801,237/
Gorko80821/
Gorki80415/
Gerka80384/
Gorky80161/
Gorca8068/
Orkay8040/
Orkah8015/
Orkaš809/
Orkaz808/
Orkea805/
Orkai802/
Orkka802/
Ourka802/
Uorka801/
Oorka801/
Orkaç801/
Ghorkhah7713/
Gorkaowa771/
Goerke734,870/
Gurkha731,899/
Gorkhe731,715/
Gorcea731,366/
Gorkiy73604/
Horkay73410/
Gierka73306/
Gorzko73298/
Horkai73269/
Gorqaj73238/
Gorzki7389/
Gohrke7384/
Gorkos7367/
Ghurka7361/
Garkay7347/
Garcka7344/
Görkay7341/
Gerkau7341/
Horkka7338/
Gorkho7333/
Gehrka7332/
Gorkey7330/
Gourko7329/
Orkaha7327/
Gurkau7324/
Goerki7322/
Ngarka7321/
Gorkie7315/
Horkaš7315/
Gorcay7313/
Gorked7313/
Huorka7312/
Gorkhi7311/
Goerky7310/
Gorkii739/
Gorkeh739/
Gurkaj739/
Ohyrka739/
Gourke738/
Gourki738/
Hourka738/
Horkas737/
Garkaj737/
Gorkij736/
Garkad736/
Gharka736/
Gorcki736/
Garkai735/
Ghorki735/
Garkas734/
Gaarka734/
Ourkas734/
Gorcke734/
Garkha733/
Gorkoy732/
Gurkka732/
Oirkha732/
Gorkou732/
Gurcka732/
Orkhad732/
Goërke732/
Gaurka731/
Guurka731/
Gorkce731/
Gorkot731/
Gorkui731/
Garkea731/
Orkaah731/
Garkau731/
Gorkoz731/
Horkaj731/
Ngorke731/
Ngorko731/
Garrka731/
Gorcaj731/
Gorcas731/
Goerké731/
Gurkai731/
Görkaş731/
Gerhka731/
Ourkat731/
Goorki731/
Gorkeu731/
Gorgqa731/
Gosrki731/
Gurkah731/
Gurhka731/
Gahrka730/
Gercka730/
Arka677,286/
Orko673,064/
Orca672,089/
Goercke67250/
Garkach67175/
Goehrke67160/
Garkaja6753/
Garkajs6737/
Gourkou6718/
Garkath6710/
Gurkaya675/
Garkaai674/
Ghurkha673/
Goorkiz672/
Ghorkhe672/
Gourkee672/
Gorgcki672/
Goercki672/
Gourkis672/
Gorkijs672/
Ourkait671/
Gaurkah671/
Guurkha671/
Gurkhaa671/
Goercky671/
Gorzcki671/
Gourkey671/
Ngarkai671/
Garkhah671/
Gourcas671/
Gourkos671/
Gorkhei671/
Garkays671/
Orrkhad671/
Gorkhey671/
Ghourki671/
Gorceau670/
Gourzki670/

Gorka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorka in the Russian language
Горкаgorka-

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Footnotes

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