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
The surname Goršek is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Gorsek. For other potential spellings of Goršek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goršek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 633,196th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name 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 surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 5,616. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 69 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent live and Central Sava, where 5 percent live. Besides Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 6 percent live and Serbia, where 2 percent live.
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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