Gorkom Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gorkom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gorkom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorkom (Russian: Горком) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gorkom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorkom is the 2,530,696th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gorkom are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gorkom is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 324,753. In The Netherlands Gorkom is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 44 percent live, South Holland, where 37 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Gorkom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorkom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorkom surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orkom911/
Gorkoume869/
Gorkum83121/
Orkoom8325/
Gorcom832/
Gorkam832/
Horkom831/
Gorkham771/
Arkom73163/
Orkam7310/
Gorcum67271/
Harkom6740/
Arkhom6720/
Gorcam6714/
Horkam679/
Arkome674/
Orkham673/
Arkoum673/
Garcom673/
Garkam672/
Horcom671/
Garkum671/

Gorkom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorkom in the Russian language
Горкомgorkom-

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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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  • 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 Gorkom
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