Goršćak Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Goršćak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goršćak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia861:49,1709,482
Serbia91:793,88326,061

The alternate forms: Gorščak (17), Gorscak (82) & Gorščák (1) are calculated separately.

Goršćak Last Name Facts

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

Goršćak is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gorščak, Gorscak or Gorščák. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goršćak? popularity and diffusion

Goršćak is the 1,907,068th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goršćak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 49,170. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Karlovac County, where 91 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 6 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 2 percent are found. Not including Croatia Goršćak exists in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorščak9517/
Gorscak9082/
Gorščák901/
Gorszak715/
Gorschak6714/
Gorshchak635/
Gorszczak634/
Gorszcsak631/
Gerszak5712/
Orshcak571/
Horschak5368/
Gierszak5317/
Gorsceac531/
Horsczak531/
Gorschok531/
Horshchak5092/
Gorshchok501/
Gurszczak501/

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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 Goršćak
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