Gornostaev Surname

140,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gornostaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornostaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,9231:49,3076,500
Belarus1051:90,48614,099
Kazakhstan661:267,91723,140
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Moldova81:445,17130,722
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Gornostaev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gornostaev (Russian: Горностаев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gornostaev.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornostaev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gornostaev is the 140,842nd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,301,088 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Gornostaev reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 2,923 people, or 1 in 49,307. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 10 percent are found, Oryol Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Besides Russia it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Gornostaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gornostaev surname are 12.7% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 59.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Gornostaev earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gornostaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gornostaev in the Russian language
Горностаевgornostaev-

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