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

The last name Gorkaya (Russian: Горькая) is most common in Russia. It may appear as a variant: Görkaya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Gorkaya is the 408,080^th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Gorkaya are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Gorkaya is also the 1,911,214^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 725 people, or 1 in 198,790. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Tver Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Russia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 13 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Gorkaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gorkaya last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gorkaya last name are 2.09% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 44.68% registered to vote for the party.