Gorkin Surname

321,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gorkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8811:163,59018,702
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gorkin (16) may also be a first name.

Gorkin Last Name Facts

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

Gorkin (Russian: Горкин) is found most in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 321,782nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Gorkin reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Gorkin is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 163,590. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 14 percent reside, Samara Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Gorkin occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Gorkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorkin surname expanded 1,185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (98%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gorkin surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40.74% registered to vote for the party.

Gorkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32% more than the national average, earning $56,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkina92844/
Gorkink92158/
Gorking9225/
Gorkind921/
Orkin911,493/
Gorkn917/
Gurkin834,004/
Gerkin831,271/
Garkin83790/
Orkina83282/
Gorcin83170/
Horkin8380/
Gorken8353/
Orzkin833/
Orkien831/
Gorkim831/
Orkn801/
Gurkina773,543/
Garkina77706/
Gorchin77223/
Horkina7713/
Gehrkin7712/
Gorcken779/
Goerken774/
Ourking773/
Gurkink771/
Gurking771/
Gerckin771/
Gurgkin770/
Garckin770/
Arkin734,683/
Orken73121/
Orcin73119/
Orkyn7318/
Gourchin7152/
Goercken718/
Gerkienė714/
Gourquin711/
Gehrkinn710/
Gerken6714,473/
Harkin679,294/
Garcin678,260/
Orquin672,228/
Görken671,674/
Orchin67336/
Orkeen67187/
Garken6765/
Horkyn6764/
Arkina6763/
Horken6737/
Gürkün6725/
Gurken6725/
Orkyna6719/
Horcin674/
Aarkin673/
Gorcen673/
Orkent672/
Garkinova672/
Orcken671/
Görcin671/
Asrkin671/
Gurcin671/
Arckin671/
Gurkinova671/
Arkuin671/

Gorkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkin in the Russian language
Горкинgorkin-

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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 Gorkin
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