Gorsten Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gorsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Görsten (4) are calculated separately.
Gorsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorsten occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Görsten. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorsten? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gorsten is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Gorsten reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem District, where 57 percent live, Central District, where 29 percent live and Judea and Samaria Area, where 14 percent live. Excluding Israel this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Görsten | 95 | 4 | / |
| Orsten | 92 | 229 | / |
| Horsten | 86 | 1,834 | / |
| Gersten | 86 | 1,695 | / |
| Garsten | 86 | 148 | / |
| Orsteen | 86 | 34 | / |
| Orrsten | 86 | 14 | / |
| Orssten | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gursten | 86 | 9 | / |
| Orshten | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oursten | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gerszten | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ågersten | 80 | 13 | / |
| Garsteen | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gershten | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gerstien | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gorstina | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gorshtyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gerssten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giersten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghersten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hoursten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Horstend | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orstin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garstn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arsten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gurshtien | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gurstienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garstin | 71 | 287 | / |
| Harsten | 71 | 72 | / |
| Aarsten | 71 | 45 | / |
| Gerstin | 71 | 42 | / |
| Horstin | 71 | 17 | / |
| Arrsten | 71 | 9 | / |
| Aursten | 71 | 3 | / |
| Horstenová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arstuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arstien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horstyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orsting | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gorstim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Horstink | 67 | 712 | / |
| Horsting | 67 | 592 | / |
| Gersztyn | 67 | 115 | / |
| Gursztyn | 67 | 95 | / |
| Gurshtyn | 67 | 85 | / |
| Garstina | 67 | 9 | / |
| Harstehn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gärsting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horsztyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garsting | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gorsten
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