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

The surname Gorkh (Hindi: गोरख, Marathi: गोरख, Russian: Горх) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Gorkh is the 709,895^th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Gorkh are found; 42 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 97,187^th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 4,919 people.

Gorkh is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 533,789. In Russia Gorkh is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 22 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 10 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live.

Gorkh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gorkh surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 47.06% registered to vote for the political party.