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

The last name Gorneau occurs most in France. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorneau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Gorneau live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

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

Gorneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorneau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorneau surname rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 80.77% being 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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