Gorsky Surname

99,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gorsky Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'woodsman', 'coming from the forest'.

Gorsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,0541:47,1926,262
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
Belarus3251:29,2345,053
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Kazakhstan701:252,60722,189
Canada451:818,79163,991
France441:1,509,607143,950
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Israel151:570,50941,023
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
England101:5,571,806158,774
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gorský (9) are calculated separately.

Gorsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'woodsman', 'coming from the forest'.

- viktormukarev

Gorsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorsky (Russian: Горский) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gorský. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorsky is the 99,447th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,530,997 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gorsky reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gorsky is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 3,054 people, or 1 in 47,192. In Russia Gorsky is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 13 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name exists 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 incidence of Gorsky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gorsky surname is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Gorsky surname are 0.15000000000001% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorský949/
Goorsky92109/
Gorskiy9297/
Gorskey9243/
Goursky9238/
Gorskoy927/
Gorszky923/
Gorskyi921/
Ngorsky921/
Gorskyy921/
Orsky91659/
Gorskaya864,522/
Goorskey8617/
Gorsskyh864/
Ghorrsky861/
Gourskey860/
Gorski8316,849/
Gorska83905/
Horsky83457/
Gorske83327/
Gersky83144/
Garsky83137/
Gorská8319/
Orskey8310/
Orskiy833/
Orskyi831/
Orskaya77893/
Horskyi77529/
Gorskis77110/
Gorszka77106/
Gorskie7740/
Gorskii7739/
Gorskij7727/
Gorskih7727/
Gorszki7724/
Garskey7723/
Gourski7721/
Horskey7715/
Gourska775/
Goerski774/
Garskiy773/
Gorshki772/
Gaersky772/
Gorskai772/
Gorscki771/
Gosrski771/
Gorsski771/
Horskay771/
Goerske770/
Orski73530/
Arsky73134/
Orska73106/
Orská731/
Garskaya7152/
Gorskaja7151/
Gorskaia7119/
Gourskii716/
Gorschka713/
Gorskich712/
Gharskyy712/
Gorshkoi711/
Gorshkoa711/
Garske673,085/
Horská671,357/
Garski671,270/
Horský671,204/
Gorzka67795/
Horski67231/
Garska67223/
Górski67222/
Górska67181/
Gorzki6789/
Gerski6759/
Horska6748/
Gerske6741/
Arskyi6727/
Gerska6720/
Orskis6719/
Garská6718/
Garský6716/
Gárská6715/
Gárský6714/
Górská677/
Arskiy672/
Görski672/
Harsky672/
Aursky671/
Horjky671/
Gourskaja671/
Horske670/
Orskie670/

Gorsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorsky in the Russian language
Горскийgorskij-

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