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Where Does The Last Name Gornyak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gornyak (Russian: Горняк) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gornyák. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gornyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gornyak is the 1,101,507^th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gornyak reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 735,322. In Russia it is most frequent in: Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Gornyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gornyak surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gornyak surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.