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

The last name Gorvy occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorvy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Gorvy is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Gorvy live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 92 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Gorvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gorvy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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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