Gorm Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gorm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark741:76,2807,479
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gorm (2,356) may also be a first name.

Gorm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorm (Russian: Горм) is found most in Denmark. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gorm are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 153,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,356 people.

The last name Gorm is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 76,280. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 69 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Gorm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorm surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorm Last Name Statistics demography

Gorm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorme891,016/
Gourm8920/
Ghorm8919/
Gorhm894/
Orm86415/
Ghourm804/
Gourme801/
Orme7510,024/
Garm751,504/
Germ751,178/
Gurm75601/
Horm75316/
Ormø7517/
Ourm7514/
Uorm751/
Ormt751/
Oirm751/
Orhm751/
Orrm751/
Ohrm750/
Gormova731/
Gurme67243/
Garme67137/
Ourme67102/
Horme6789/
Oirme6726/
Gurrm6722/
Gharm6718/
Gärme6713/
Gehrm677/
Ngarm675/
Gherm674/
Hormh672/
Görme671/
Guurm671/
Hoorm671/
Garrm671/
Uorme671/
Ormhe671/
Gurmm671/
Garhm671/
Gatrm671/
Garmm671/
Hourm671/
Oorme671/
Outrm671/
Garmt670/

Gorm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorm in the Russian language
Гормgorm-

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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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  • 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 Gorm
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