Gorsk Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Gorsk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gorsk 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
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gorsk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorsk (Russian: Горск) occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gorsk.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorsk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gorsk is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gorsk are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Gorsk is most numerous in: Paraná, where 100 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Gorsk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorsk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorsk surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Gorske91327/
Horsk8019/
Gorsc801/
Gursk801/
Garsk801/
Gorskova771,575/
Garske733,085/
Gurske73457/
Garsck739/
Giersk731/
Horske730/
Gorshkova7141,978/
Gorschkova676/
Horschk674/
Orsg672/
Orsc671/
Orsq671/
Orjk671/
Orxk671/
Gurszke671/
Orskova671/
Orzk670/
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Gorsk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorsk in the Russian language
Горскgorsk-

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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 Gorsk
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