Gorld Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gorld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gorld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorld is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gorld reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gorld is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live, Hesse, where 25 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 25 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 29 percent live and Peru, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorldt9116/
Gorild910/
Gorl89256/
Orld891/
Goerldt837/
Goureld830/
Goryl802,109/
Gorel801,326/
Gorlt80265/
Goril80198/
Gorll8096/
Orlds8013/
Oreld8010/
Goirl808/
Goorl804/
Garld803/
Gerld801/
Gorrl801/
Gorhl800/
Horld800/
Gurld800/
Gorell73577/
Gorzel73563/
Oriold73230/
Gorrel73133/
Goriel73122/
Ghorel7381/
Gorleh7359/
Gourel7351/
Gorlet7350/
Horeld7335/
Goerlt7330/
Gotrel7328/
Gorgil7325/
Ghoril7324/
Horldt7323/
Gojrel7320/
Goryll7320/
Görldt7319/
Gorill7313/
Goreel7313/
Gereld737/
Gareld736/
Gorril734/
Gorael734/
Goriol732/
Gerhld732/
Gouril732/
Garild732/
Gooril731/
Gorlth731/
Gorzyl731/
Gerild730/
Orledd730/
Gorrell675,112/
Gorrill67615/
Gourlet67568/
Garl67493/
Gorzell67152/
Orlt6757/
Houreld6746/
Gerrild6725/
Arld6724/
Gorlete6712/
Horeldt679/
Gorelte679/
Gotrell677/
Gorlowa675/
Ghorrel673/
Gourrel672/
Gorgill672/
Gouriel671/
Gorroel671/
Ghorell671/
Gorgeel671/
Gourell671/
Gereldt671/
Ghoriel671/
Gorlová671/
Garreld670/
Gosrill670/
Gorrelt670/
Gottrel670/
Gorlett670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorld
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