Gortzen Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gortzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Görtzen (346) are calculated separately.

Gortzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gortzen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Görtzen. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gortzen reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 272,374. In The Netherlands Gortzen is most frequent in: Limburg, where 85 percent are found, Overijssel, where 10 percent are found and North Brabant, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Gortzen Last Name Statistics demography

Gortzen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $45,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görtzen95346/
Goertzen934,219/
Gorzen92161/
Ortzen927/
Gertzen861,669/
Goerzen86688/
Gartzen8662/
Gärtzen868/
Goertzn861/
Gürtzen861/
Goirzen860/
Orzen8333/
Gürtzgen8026/
Gerdtzen8019/
Goertsen8017/
Gerrtzen809/
Goertzan804/
Giertzen802/
Gourtsen801/
Goerczen801/
Gaertzen801/
Görzen77631/
Gerzen77572/
Gorzeń77381/
Gorzin77338/
Gorzon77169/
Gorzan77109/
Horzen7792/
Ortsen7763/
Artzen7759/
Garzen7728/
Orzenn7712/
Ortgen7710/
Gorzyn776/
Gorcen773/
Gärzen771/
Ohrzen771/
Gortsenth750/
Gertsen712,900/
Gartsen7182/
Hartzen7136/
Gerdzen7129/
Ghorzin7127/
Gorczyn7124/
Gortson7116/
Gertzén7114/
Ortsuen716/
Ortseen714/
Gartjen712/
Gourzon712/
Gherzen712/
Gorchen711/
Gorzcyn711/
Ortzion711/
Orthzon711/
Goerzon711/
Gertzon711/
Ghorzan711/
Gortsin711/
Orzan671,984/
Giertsen67198/
Arzen6745/
Gerthsen6721/
Goertson6717/
Orzon6713/
Gortsyna673/
Orzán672/
Gerrtsen671/
Görtsgen671/
Gorczyna671/
Orzàn671/
Orcen671/
Gerttsen671/
Ghortsin671/
Hartzgen670/
Hartzend670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gortzen
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