Gorven Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gorven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gorven (44) may also be a first name.

Gorven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorven occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorven is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gorven live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gorven is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Gorven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gorven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorven last name rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gorven surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Gorven earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning R 239,556 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.61% more than the national average, earning $69,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourven92119/
Gorvien9271/
Gorvein9222/
Gorvean920/
Orven91180/
Garven831,077/
Gorvin83312/
Gerven83239/
Horven8329/
Orveen836/
Orrven830/
Orvesen77185/
Gorvine7741/
Gorvina7713/
Garvene776/
Gharven773/
Garvehn772/
Garveen772/
Gorbein771/
Garvein771/
Gorvind771/
Ghorvin771/
Gervein771/
Gerveen770/
Horvend770/
Goorvin770/
Orvin73565/
Arven73103/
Orvén732/
Orvem730/
Gervienė71558/
Garvesen711/
Garveene710/
Garvin6721,991/
Gervin671,198/
Orvain67792/
Oruene67527/
Harven67165/
Arveng6725/
Arvent6723/
Arveen6722/
Orveem6720/
Gervén6715/
Garvín6715/
Orving6715/
Orvina679/
Arvene676/
Garvén675/
Arvien673/
Orvine672/
Eurven671/
Orbean671/
Orbein671/
Horvin671/
Garvăn671/

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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 Gorven
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