Gorkins Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gorkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia841:24,4053,713
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gorkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorkins is most common in Latvia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorkins is the 1,980,395th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorkins reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 24,405. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 45 percent are found, Latgale, where 32 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Latvia Gorkins occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found.

Gorkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorkins has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gorkins last name rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orkins9282/
Gerkins86125/
Gurkins8683/
Horkins8681/
Garkins862/
Ourkins861/
Gerckins801/
Goerkens800/
Arkins77832/
Orkyns772/
Orcins771/
Orkens770/
Gheerkins751/
Harkins7120,575/
Gerkens712,057/
Atrkins711/
Arckins710/
Gerckens67390/
Gehrkens67107/
Gierkens6799/
Heurkins6739/
Harckins670/
Harrkins670/
Gurchins670/
Gehrckens6390/
Gierckens6328/
D'Harkins631/
Hourchins631/
Horrchins630/
Arkens62200/
Arknæs6216/
Arkyns6211/
Arcins622/
Harkns622/
Arckens57100/
Harkens5740/
Harkims572/
Orchens571/
Heurkens53213/
Harkenss5311/
Horchens535/

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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 Gorkins
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