Gortemaker Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gortemaker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortemaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2371:71,25412,114
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Görtemaker (66) are calculated separately.

Gortemaker Last Name Facts

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

Gortemaker is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Görtemaker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortemaker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 926,175th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gortemaker are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 71,254. In The Netherlands Gortemaker is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 50 percent reside, Drenthe, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Gortemaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gortemaker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gortemaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gortemaker last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gortemaker earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,308 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gortemaker
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