Gorlak Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gorlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gorlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorlak (Russian: Горлак) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorlak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorlak is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Gorlak reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,027,263. Apart from Poland Gorlak occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorlyak9248/
Gorlack925/
Gorliak922/
Orlak91261/
Gerlak83463/
Garlak83203/
Horlak83117/
Orlyak8339/
Gorlac834/
Gurlak832/
Gorlaq831/
Orlakh831/
Gorlakova8035/
Gerlack77440/
Gerlakh77363/
Gierlak77352/
Orlaske7725/
Garlake7720/
Garlyak7715/
Gorlock7713/
Gurlyak772/
Gharlak771/
Gerliak771/
Görlack771/
Garlack771/
Horlack771/
Gerlyak771/
Gurlack770/
Garleak770/
Gorlyakova75119/
Arlak73272/
Orlok7334/
Orlac7328/
Orlag731/
Gierlack7134/
Gharlakh7123/
Gerlyakh718/
Orlakova711/
Gorleick711/
Gorleaux711/
Gherlack710/
Orliac67788/
Orlhac67458/
Gerlag67252/
Harlak67205/
Orlyakova67108/
Horlakova6768/
Orlock6736/
Gorzellok6719/
Orlosk6716/
Orleac678/
Orleaq673/
Gerlák673/
Gurlakova673/
Orliaq671/
Orzellack671/
Garlok671/
Orlagh671/
Arlakh671/
Gerlok670/

Gorlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorlak in the Russian language
Горлакgorlak-

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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 Gorlak
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