Gorkal Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gorkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1411:5,440,180132,298
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gorkal (16) may also be a first name.

Gorkal Last Name Facts

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

Gorkal (Marathi: गोरकल, Russian: Горкаль) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gorkal live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gorkal is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 5,440,180. In India Gorkal is most common in: Karnataka, where 49 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent reside and Telangana, where 16 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkall9214/
Gourkal928/
Gorkhal921/
Orkal9122/
Gorkhale861/
Garkal833,298/
Horkal8335/
Gurkal835/
Gerkal831/
Gorkalova8012/
Ngarkal7778/
Garkhal7752/
Gorcall773/
Garkale772/
Ourkale771/
Gurkale771/
Gharkal771/
Horkall771/
Arkal73637/
Orcal7368/
Garkhail719/
Harkal67850/
Gurkalova67131/
Arıkal6783/
Gürkol6779/
Garkalova6734/
Aarkal6717/
Garcal6715/
Arkkal6714/
Gurcal678/
Orcale676/
Orkoul674/
Arkale674/
Arkhal674/
Garkol672/
Orcall671/
Eurkal671/
Orqual671/
Orkeul671/
Asrkal671/
Arkaal671/
Orcalt670/
Arkalı670/

Gorkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkal in the Marathi language
गोरकलgorakala66.67
गोकgoka33.33
Gorkal in the Russian language
Горкальgorkal-

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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
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  • 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 Gorkal
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