Gornung Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Gornung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gornung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Gornung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gornung (Russian: Горнунг) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornung? popularity and diffusion

Gornung is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Gornung occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gornung reside; 32 percent reside in North Asia and 32 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The last name Gornung is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Gornung is primarily found in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 37 percent are found, Moscow, where 21 percent are found and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ornung923/
Hornung8621,937/
Garnung86370/
Gurnung864/
Hournung803/
Hornungs801/
Hornnung801/
Horneung801/
Ornong7778/
Arnung7727/
Gornon7715/
Garnun772/
Gornum771/
Harnung7136/
Hornungová7129/
Gournon7119/
Arhnung7115/
Hornong714/
Hornumg714/
Hornunc711/
Garnong711/
Hornunk710/
Gournoon673/
Garnon62676/
Garnum6224/
Arnong6214/
Garnhum57185/
Garnoon577/
Garrnon570/
Garnnon570/

Gornung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gornung in the Russian language
Горнунгgornung-

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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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  • 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 Gornung
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