Gorks Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Gorks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Görks (10) are calculated separately.
Gorks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorks is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Görks. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gorks is the 2,168,711th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Gorks reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Gorks is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Gorks is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 29 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Germany Gorks is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 41 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Görks | 93 | 10 | / |
| Goerks | 91 | 51 | / |
| Gorkss | 91 | 16 | / |
| Gorcks | 91 | 14 | / |
| Gorkšs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorksh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ghorks | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gork | 89 | 416 | / |
| Orks | 89 | 2 | / |
| Goercks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gorke | 80 | 1,237 | / |
| Gorgs | 80 | 573 | / |
| Gorkh | 80 | 413 | / |
| Horks | 80 | 193 | / |
| Gerks | 80 | 172 | / |
| Gorck | 80 | 140 | / |
| Orkås | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ngork | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gurks | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gorcs | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ghork | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gorkk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orksz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goork | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gorkhe | 73 | 1,715 | / |
| Gorchs | 73 | 504 | / |
| Gohrke | 73 | 84 | / |
| Gourke | 73 | 8 | / |
| Görcks | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gorcke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Garkse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goërke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghorkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorkce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gercks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goercs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gherks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Horcks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gorg | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Gark | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gorc | 67 | 67 | / |
| Orgs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gorková | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gorkowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Arks | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghorkhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horrcks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gharksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orxs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gorks
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