Goršek Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Goršek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 443 | 1:5,616 | 1,154 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
The alternate forms: Gorsek (122) are calculated separately.
Goršek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goršek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goršek has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be rendered as: Gorsek. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goršek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goršek is the 633,196th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Goršek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 5,616. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Savinja, where 69 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent are found and Central Sava, where 5 percent are found. Other than Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 6 percent are found and Serbia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorsek | 94 | 122 | / |
| Gorzek | 83 | 54 | / |
| Goršeg | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gorcek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorzeck | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gorshek | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gorchek | 77 | 8 | / |
| Orzek | 73 | 35 | / |
| Orgek | 73 | 22 | / |
| Orsek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gorškova | 71 | 68 | / |
| Gorcheck | 71 | 20 | / |
| Gorschek | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gorsheck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orzeck | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gürçek | 67 | 76 | / |
| Orseck | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gorgik | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gorzik | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gorgec | 67 | 39 | / |
| Orgeck | 67 | 32 | / |
| Garsek | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gorcik | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gersek | 67 | 16 | / |
| Garcek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Garzek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orjekh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orshek | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orscek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gorsik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horšík | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garjek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorzyk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goršic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Görcek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horcek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorcyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorzec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzhek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorjik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorgeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orseik | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goršek
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