Gorkaev Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gorkaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1691:852,79968,843
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Gorkaev Last Name Facts

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

Gorkaev (Russian: Горькаев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkaev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,252,959th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gorkaev live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gorkaev is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 852,799. In Russia Gorkaev is most common in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 40 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found. Barring Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Gorkaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gorkaev surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gorkaev last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurkaev8686/
Garkaev8671/
Gorkiev8613/
Gorkoev869/
Horkaev865/
Gorkaew861/
Gorkuev861/
Gorkiyev804/
Gorkov772,267/
Arkaev77484/
Orkaew7755/
Orkoev7718/
Orkeev774/
Horkaew7157/
Arkayev7131/
Arkhaev7116/
Gourkov719/
Gorhkov719/
Harkaev716/
Gorkhov715/
Gerkaew711/
Oorkaew711/
Arkaaev711/
Gorckov711/
Garcaev711/
Orkheev711/
Arkayeva676/

Gorkaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkaev in the Russian language
Горькаевgorkaev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorkaev
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