Gorkink Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gorkink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gorkink Last Name Facts

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

Gorkink occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkink? popularity and diffusion

Gorkink is the 1,385,851st most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Gorkink occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorkink reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gorkink is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 118,092. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 55 percent are found, Overijssel, where 43 percent are found and North Holland, where 1 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkin921,160/
Gorkina86844/
Gorking8625/
Gorkind861/
Gurkink861/
Gorkn837/
Gierkink80133/
Gorkings803/
Garkin77790/
Gorcin77170/
Arkink77152/
Gorken7753/
Gorkim771/
Garkina71706/
Gerking71568/
Harkink71304/
Gorchin71223/
Garking7116/
Horking7110/
Gorcken719/
Ourking713/
Gurking711/
Garckin710/
Horkings67200/
Gehrking67185/
Gourchin6752/
Gourquin671/
Gierking670/

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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 Gorkink
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