Gorvy Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Gorvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gorvy Last Name Facts

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

Gorvy is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorvy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gorvy is the 3,274,477th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Gorvy reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 92 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Gorvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gorvy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gorvy last name rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gorvy Last Name Statistics demography

Gorvy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorvoy918/
Gorvey913/
Orvy896/
Ghorvyi831/
Gorby802,463/
Gorve80248/
Orvay80164/
Garvy80130/
Gorvi807/
Orvøy806/
Orvoy802/
Orvey801/
Garvey7328,122/
Horvey73411/
Gorbey73304/
Horvay73231/
Gourby7380/
Gorbay7369/
Gorvie7368/
Ghorvi7367/
Gorvea7357/
Gorver7357/
Gourve7324/
Garvay7310/
Ghorby7310/
Horvoy738/
Gorway738/
Goorve737/
Gorveh735/
Gorves735/
Gorvet734/
Gourvi734/
Ghorve733/
Gorvai733/
Gharvy733/
Ourvoy732/
Gorbiy732/
Gorvis731/
Garviy731/
Gorvit731/
Gorwey730/
Gourves67678/
Gorvett67374/
Orva67321/
Ghorveh67213/
Orve67182/
Arvy67151/
Orby6796/
Ghorbay6782/
Gourvez6776/
Gourboy6744/
Goorvee6740/
Ghorvei6733/
Gourvès6731/
Orvi6721/
Horvyts6719/
Gorvais6713/
Gorbych675/
Gorvich674/
Cgarvey673/
Ghourby673/
Gourway673/
Ghorvee672/
Gorbysh671/
Orwy671/
Gharvys671/
Ghorvoj671/
Ngourve671/
Orvj671/
Garrvey670/
Gourbey670/

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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 Gorvy
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