Gornig Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gornig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3241:248,47427,007
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Görnig (80) are calculated separately.

Gornig Last Name Facts

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

Gornig occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Görnig. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gornig is the 780,352nd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name Gornig is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gornig live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gornig is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 248,474. In Germany Gornig is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Gornig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gornig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 10 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gornig Last Name Statistics demography

Gornig earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görnig9480/
Goernig921/
Gornigk921/
Ghornig920/
Ornig91307/
Hornig838,030/
Gornik832,945/
Gornic83412/
Gernig8360/
Gurnig8354/
Ornigg8344/
Gornix831/
Garnig831/
Gorneg830/
Ghornik773,940/
Gornick77890/
Gornikh77198/
Gorniok7775/
Gorniks7714/
Gournic7713/
Gournik772/
Gorznik771/
Gorniek771/
Gorniec771/
Hornigs771/
Hornnig771/
Giernig771/
Gornizk771/
Horneig770/
Ornik731,193/
Arnig7312/
Ornix734/
Ornic732/
Gornicke718/
Gorennik712/
Hornik672,816/
Garnik67931/
Gurnik67366/
Gornikova67185/
Hornix67145/
Gernik6768/
Ornick6753/
Garnic6747/
Harnig6747/
Gornek6739/
Górnik6730/
Gurnic6721/
Hornigová6719/
Arnaig6715/
Hornic6713/
Garnix6711/
Orniks677/
Gornec674/
Gornyk673/
Gornex673/
Horneg672/
Hornigova672/
Ornike671/
Ournik671/
Gòrnik671/
Eurnig671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gornig
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