Gornikh Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gornikh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1961:735,32261,798
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Gornikh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gornikh (Russian: Горних) is most common in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornikh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gornikh are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 735,322. In Russia Gornikh is most frequent in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 63 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Republic of Khakassia, where 5 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent are found.

Gornikh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gornikh surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gornik922,945/
Ghornik863,940/
Gornick86890/
Gornykh86573/
Gornich86151/
Gorniok8675/
Gorniks8614/
Gournik862/
Gornigk861/
Gornizk861/
Gorniek861/
Gorznik861/
Ornik831,193/
Gornicke808/
Gorennik802/
Hornik772,816/
Garnik77931/
Gornic77412/
Gurnik77366/
Gornig77363/
Gernik7768/
Ornick7753/
Gornek7739/
Górnik7730/
Gornij777/
Orniks777/
Ornich777/
Gornyk773/
Gòrnik771/
Ornike771/
Gornix771/
Ournik771/
Gornikova75185/
Hornick713,674/
Garnaik711,423/
Garnick71501/
Gurnick71482/
Hornich71391/
Garnich71156/
Hornikx71144/
Hoornik7138/
Hornykh7133/
Horrnik7117/
Gournic7113/
Oornick7112/
Gurniok7111/
Górniok717/
Gernick716/
Garniek714/
Gornych713/
Gernykh713/
Gorneck713/
Hornike712/
Gurniks712/
Giernik711/
Górnich711/
Garnykh711/
Hornaik711/
Hornnik711/
Gurnaik711/
Ournich711/
Gorniec711/
Goernig711/
Ghornig710/
Ornig67307/
Ornek67174/
Arnik6794/
Hoornick6788/
Garniche6769/
Horniche6726/
Gurnicke6716/
Hornicke6714/
Garhnaik676/
Garnaaik674/
Ornix674/
Ornikova673/
Ornic672/
Orennick672/
Horrnick672/
Garrniks671/
Gornkova671/
Garnnaik671/
Gurnichk671/

Gornikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gornikh in the Russian language
Горнихgornih-

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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 Gornikh
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