Gorska Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gorska Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller on, or near, a mountain.

Gorska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
Poland1731:219,70428,713
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Latvia671:30,5984,691
Canada461:800,99162,809
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Denmark101:564,47234,222
France91:7,380,302306,885
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Górska (181), Gorská (19) & Górská (7) are calculated separately.

Gorska Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller on, or near, a mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gorska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorska (Russian: Горська) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Górska, Gorská or Górská. Click here for further possible spellings of Gorska.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,109th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Gorska live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 28 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 47 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 6 percent are found and West Midlands, where 4 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gorska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Gorska are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gorska earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,776 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $37,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $61,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Górska94181/
Gorská9419/
Gorszka92106/
Gourska925/
Gorskai922/
Górská897/
Gorskaya864,522/
Gorskaja8651/
Gorskaia8619/
Gorschka863/
Gorshkoa861/
Gorski8316,849/
Gorsky834,760/
Gorzka83795/
Gorske83327/
Garska83223/
Gurska83159/
Gorský839/
Gourskaja801/
Gorskis77110/
Goorsky77109/
Gorskiy7797/
Gorskey7743/
Gorskie7740/
Gorskii7739/
Goursky7738/
Gorskij7727/
Gorskih7727/
Gorszki7724/
Gourski7721/
Gorskoy777/
Gurskaa776/
Goerski774/
Garszka774/
Gorszky773/
Gorshki772/
Gurszka772/
Gurskay771/
Gorskyy771/
Ngorsky771/
Gorskyi771/
Gorsski771/
Gosrski771/
Gorscki771/
Goerske770/
Gurskaya716,027/
Gurskaja7176/
Garskaya7152/
Gurschka7134/
Gurskaia7130/
Goorskey7117/
Gorscaia7115/
Gourskii716/
Gorsskyh714/
Gorskich712/
Ghorrsky711/
Gorshkoi711/
Gourskey710/
Garschka710/
Gursky675,538/
Gurski673,959/
Garske673,085/
Garski671,270/
Gurske67457/
Górski67222/
Gurská67185/
Gurský67167/
Garsky67137/
Gorzki6789/
Garská6718/
Garský6716/
Gárská6715/
Gárský6714/
Garška6710/
Gaurskaya677/
Gursca674/
Garsca671/
Gurskaitė671/

Gorska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorska in the Russian language
Горськаgorska-

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