Gorkowitz Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gorkowitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Gorkowitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorkowitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorkowitz occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorkowitz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Gorkowitz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Gorkowitz are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
Gorkowitz is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 407,506. In Israel Gorkowitz is most common in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 76 percent are found, Haifa District, where 10 percent are found and Central District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Israel this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horkowitz | 89 | 19 | / |
| Gerkowitz | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gorkawitz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Gorkowicz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gorzkowicz | 84 | 223 | / |
| Arkowitz | 82 | 33 | / |
| Orkovitz | 82 | 5 | / |
| Gorkowitsch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gerkowicz | 78 | 12 | / |
| Gerkewitz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gorkawits | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gercowitz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gierkowicz | 74 | 27 | / |
| Arkovitz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Gorkovets | 67 | 626 | / |
| Gerkewicz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gorkovich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gercowicz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orkovitch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gorkowitz
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