Gorkow Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gorkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Gorkow Last Name Facts

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

Gorkow occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorkow is the 1,194,481st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Gorkow is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Gorkow are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gorkow is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent reside, Berlin, where 20 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Gorkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorkow last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Gorkow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkowa9212/
Gourkow921/
Gorkows921/
Orkow911/
Gorkov832,267/
Garkow8392/
Gurkow8344/
Gerkow836/
Gorkof832/
Gorkova772,494/
Gorkoff7777/
Gorzków7741/
Gourkov779/
Gorkoev779/
Gorhkov779/
Garkowa777/
Gorkhov775/
Gorkovs771/
Gorkhof771/
Gorckov771/
Orkov7366/
Arkow7351/
Orkof732/
Gourkova716/
Gorkhova716/
Garkowth711/
Gorzhkov711/
Gorhkova711/
Gurkov671,897/
Garkov67912/
Horkov67330/
Gerkov6726/
Harkow6724/
Orkova6720/
Horków6712/
Orkhov6711/
Gorcov676/
Orkhaw674/
Orkovs672/
Gürkov672/
Gorkovova671/
Garkof671/
Gorkaf671/
Arzkow671/
Orkhof671/
Gerkaw670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gorkow
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