Gorshchar Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gorshchar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gorshchar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Gorshchar Demographics

Gorshchar Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 17 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Gorshchar Last Name Facts

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

Gorshchar is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gorshchar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorshchar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Gorshchar reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 47 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gorshchar is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent reside and Kirov Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Gorshchar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorschar9412/
Horshchar89256/
Gorscar881/
Orscar807/
Gurshkhar7851/
Garscar752/
Harrschar678/
Ghurjhar593/
Arszar531/
Arzhar531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gorshchar
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