Gorstein Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gorstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1191:71,9138,842
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gorstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorstein occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorstein is the 1,011,991st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Gorstein reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 47 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 71,913. In Israel Gorstein is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 43 percent live, Northern District, where 26 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Israel it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Gorstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gorstein last name grew 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gorstein last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered with the party.

Gorstein earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $50,317 USD per year.

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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 Gorstein
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