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 surname Gorven is found most in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorven? popularity and diffusion

Gorven is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gorven are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 44 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa Gorven occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Gorven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorven surname rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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
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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 Gorven
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