Gorstov Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gorstov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gorstov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Gorstov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorstov (Russian: Горстов) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorstov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Gorstov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Gorstov reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Gorstov is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is most frequent in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 36 percent live, Bashkortostan Republic, where 29 percent live and Kaliningrad Oblast, where 29 percent live. Besides Russia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 6 percent live and Tajikistan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorstova9325/
Gorstev864/
Horstov862/
Gurstov861/
Gershtov8013/
Gorsteev801/
Arstov779/
Orstav778/
Orstow775/
Arstova718/
Garstow710/
Gersthof676/
Gersztof674/
Garsztof671/
Gerstoff671/
Gurstoff670/
Giersztof6320/
Gersztoff635/
Arctov622/
Arstow620/
Gurstaw577/
Gaerstaf530/
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Gorstov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorstov in the Russian language
Горстовgorstov-

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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 Gorstov
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