Gorneau Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gorneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1111:598,40379,437
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gorneau Last Name Facts

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

Gorneau occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorneau? popularity and diffusion

Gorneau is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. Gorneau is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gorneau reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Gorneau is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 598,403. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 59 percent live, Brittany, where 23 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent live. Aside from France Gorneau occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Gorneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorneau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorneau last name are 27.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.77% registered with the political party.

Gorneau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning $51,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orneau9241/
Gornau921/
Gorneault88249/
Gourneaux8810/
Gurneau8653/
Ourneau861/
Horneau861/
Gornaud860/
Gorna83483/
Ornau8344/
Orneu830/
Gourneaust821/
Garneaux8052/
Hourneau8017/
Horneaux804/
Gournaud801/
Garneaus801/
Gaurneau801/
Gornault801/
Gornas774,530/
Gourna77182/
Gornaz7737/
Garnau7732/
Gorzna7716/
Gornat7715/
Gornah7712/
Garneu775/
Gorgna775/
Gornaľ774/
Ornaut773/
Hornau772/
Gornaś772/
Ghorna771/
Gurnau771/
Gornad771/
Horneu771/
Gerneu771/
Ngorna771/
Hourneaux7575/
Gournault751/
Orna734,277/
Garnaud711,296/
Garnaut71342/
Gournas71299/
Gurnaud71142/
Hournau7183/
Hornaus7144/
Garnaux7128/
Garnaus7112/
Gornass713/
Gornacz712/
Aurneau711/
Gornaah711/
Gournou711/
Gournat711/
Gornadh711/
Gorimna711/
Gornach711/
Horna6714,363/
Arnau679,758/
Ornat671,473/
Gerna67974/
Gorno67789/
Garna67787/
Ourna67739/
Garnault67498/
Gurna67302/
Arneault67122/
Ornas67112/
Gorná67106/
Ornah6772/
Ornad6768/
Górna6752/
Orgna6731/
Ornağ6729/
Garnautt6725/
Ornaz6722/
Ornga676/
Ornaa674/
Oorna673/
Gurgnaus673/
Arneu672/
Garnauth672/
Orhna672/
Ornna671/
Gòrna671/
Gournout671/
O'Rna671/
Ornoa671/
Ornap671/
Hornhaus670/
Garnhaus670/

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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 Gorneau
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