Gorme Surname
Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 536 | 1:188,877 | 30,158 |
| India | 329 | 1:2,331,506 | 76,120 |
| Turkey | 88 | 1:884,334 | 41,843 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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).
Three lakes in Scotland are so called.
Gorme Demographics
Average Gorme Salary in
United States
$39,956 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Gorme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorme in the Marathi language | ||
| गोरमे | gorame | 97.18 |
| गोम | goma | 1.61 |
| गोरमी | gorami | 0.4 |
| गोरम | gorama | 0.4 |
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Footnotes
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