Gorodets Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gorodets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorodets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gorodets Last Name Facts

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

Gorodets (Russian: Городец) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gorodets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorodets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gorodets live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 1,152,984. In Russia it is primarily found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 66 percent live, Moscow, where 15 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 2 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Gorodets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gorodets last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.15% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorodet931/
Gorodess8847/
Horodets889/
Gorode8699/
Gorodey8074/
Ghorode8035/
Gorodea8014/
Ngorode804/
Gorodis801/
Gorodite7527/
Gorodish7519/
Gorade7112,798/
Garode71699/
Gorodi7145/
Goroda7127/
Gorodisch7126/
Gorodicht7118/
Gorody716/
Gorodiche713/
Orodez712/
Gouroudje711/
Ghorade67644/
Garoide67307/
Gerodez6770/
Gorodha6759/
Gharode6742/
Goradhe6739/
Gotrade6724/
Gorhade6723/
Gorodishch6716/
Garodhe674/
Gourgoudis674/
Gérodez673/
Gorodyszcz673/
Gourade672/
Goraade672/
Garadet671/
Gaurode671/
Gorodiy671/
Gorodoy671/
Gouroda671/
Gorasde671/
Garrode671/
Ngorade671/
Garades671/
Goradea671/
Ngorodi671/
Gorrodi671/
Goroditova671/
Gorodai671/
Gorgade671/
Goradeh671/
Garodis671/
Garoude670/

Gorodets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorodets in the Russian language
Городецgorodec-

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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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  • 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 Gorodets
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