Gorsky Surname
Approximately 4,760 people bear this surname
Gorsky Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'woodsman', 'coming from the forest'.
Gorsky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3,054 | 1:47,192 | 6,262 |
| United States | 1,031 | 1:351,561 | 31,507 |
| Belarus | 325 | 1:29,234 | 5,053 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Kazakhstan | 70 | 1:252,607 | 22,189 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Gorský (9) are calculated separately.
Gorsky Surname Meaning
Gorsky Demographics
Average Gorsky Salary in
United States
$55,862 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gorsky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorsky Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gorsky (Russian: Горский) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gorský. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorsky? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 99,447th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,530,997 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gorsky are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 3,054 people, or 1 in 47,192. In Russia Gorsky is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 13 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.
Gorsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gorsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorsky surname grew 6,444 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gorsky Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Gorsky surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 46.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gorsky earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.46% more than the national average, earning $55,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $65,593 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorsky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorsky in the Russian language | ||
| Горский | gorskij | - |
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