Gorme Surname

357,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gorme Surname Definition:

May be from Gaelic gorm "blue.' Donald Gorme was witness at Lochlevyn, 1546 (Rollok, 3). Janet Gorme in Achnafie, 1717 (Dunkeld).

Gorme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5361:188,87730,158
India3291:2,331,50676,120
Turkey881:884,33441,843
United States431:8,429,278367,833
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Görme (1) are calculated separately.

Gorme (15) may also be a first name.

Gorme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

May be from Gaelic gorm "blue.' Donald Gorme was witness at Lochlevyn, 1546 (Rollok, 3). Janet Gorme in Achnafie, 1717 (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Three lakes in Scotland are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gorme Last Name Facts

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

Gorme (Marathi: गोरमे) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear in the variant forms: Görme. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorme? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 357,252nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,172,781 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Gorme live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The surname Gorme is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 188,877. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 39 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Caraga, where 10 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.

Gorme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorme has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorme Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gorme earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 50.22% less than the national average, earning €14,948 per year and in United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görme931/
Gormer91180/
Gormez91162/
Gormes9187/
Gormey9133/
Gormea9125/
Ngorme914/
Gormet913/
Gormie911/
Gormeh911/
Gourme911/
Orme8910,024/
Gorm89128/
Gourmet83388/
Gourmez83122/
Gormeah836/
Gormeet832/
Ghormeh832/
Gourmey832/
Gormesh831/
Gormiey831/
Gormoey831/
Gormesr831/
Gourmed831/
Gormetz830/
Gormett830/
Gorhmey830/
Ormes801,467/
Germe801,441/
Gormi80564/
Gurme80243/
Ormea80243/
Garme80137/
Ourme80102/
Ormee80100/
Horme8089/
Gorma8059/
Oirme8026/
Gourm8020/
Ghorm8019/
Ormer8019/
Gürme8018/
Gärme8013/
Ormeh806/
Ormey805/
Gorhm804/
Ormed804/
Gormy803/
Oorme801/
Ormhe801/
Uorme801/
Ormie800/
Ghormehr7749/
Gourmije774/
Gourmeet772/
Ghormoey771/
Hormes732,938/
Gourma731,651/
Garmer73412/
Gurmet73369/
Ghorma73354/
Garmes73283/
Garmie73255/
Ghormi73227/
Garmey73209/
Gurmez73188/
Garmeh73183/
Görmer73173/
Gormit73162/
Hormet7384/
Hourme7375/
Hormez7345/
Hormeß7335/
Ourmet7335/
Gormay7332/
Gurmey7328/
Gormai7328/
Görmeç7328/
Garmez7323/
Germey7321/
Germie7318/
Hormer7313/
Gormma7313/
Gärmer7312/
Görmes7311/
Garmei7310/
Germei7310/
Gurmej738/
Ghormy737/
Gierme737/
Garmee736/
Ormhed735/
Ghourm734/
Ormesh734/
Gourmi733/
Garmet733/
Oireme733/
Gharme732/
Oirmes732/
Hormey731/
Ormeth731/
Gerrme731/
Garhme731/
Ghurme731/
Gurmes731/
Gormoi731/
Ngormi731/
Gormij731/
Gormés731/
Gurmeh731/
Görmei731/
Germeh731/
Gormis731/
Germee731/
Gormii731/
Hormeu731/
Gurmer730/
Gormiz730/
Hormie730/
Gourmetts713/
Gohrmhesr711/
Garm671,504/
Ormi67909/
Orma67724/
Gurmeet67705/
Arme67597/
Gourmaj67545/
Gormish67111/
Gaurmer6739/
D'Ormea6721/
Garmett6720/
Gormajs6717/
Hormess6713/
Hormesh6712/
Gourmit677/
Hormees675/
Gourmay674/
Garmets673/
Ormeggi673/
Ormy673/
Hormett672/
Gourmai672/
Gormich672/
Garmesh672/
Hourmet672/
Ghourma672/
Ghourmi671/
Gurmeht671/
Gormaiz671/
Gormova671/
Germeah671/
Garrmie671/
Gurmech671/
Gourmis671/
Ghormoi671/
Gharmeh671/
Gourzmi671/
Ormj671/
Garmeiz671/
Garmess670/
Gurmett670/
Gormait670/
Garmech670/

Gorme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorme in the Marathi language
गोरमेgorame97.18
गोमgoma1.61
गोरमीgorami0.4
गोरमgorama0.4

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