Gourvitch Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gourvitch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourvitch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France261:2,554,720189,486
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gourvitch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gourvitch occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourvitch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Gourvitch live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France Gourvitch is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 42 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurvitch94112/
Gourvich941/
Goorvitch8921/
Gurvitsch8919/
Gurvich88867/
Gorvich884/
Urvitch881/
Gurwitch8277/
Gourvitz8261/
Horvitch8227/
Goorvich8219/
Gourvish826/
Gourvits824/
Gorwitch822/
Gurrvich821/
Orvich80126/
Urvich803/
Gorvic802/
Gurvic801/
Goorwitch7816/
Gurbitsch7812/
Gorbitsch783/
Gurwitsch782/
Gurbich75366/
Gurvits75304/
Gurvitz75263/
Garvich75161/
Gorvits75100/
Gorbich7566/
Gurwich7540/
Hurvich7532/
Gurvics7526/
Gorvitz7524/
Gurvitš758/
Gorwich753/
Horvich752/
Guruich752/
Gaurwitsch745/
Horwitch71184/
Urbitsch71120/
Hurwitch71107/
Hourvitz7136/
Gourwitz7118/
Horrvich7111/
Garvisch7111/
Goorwich715/
Gurvitsj714/
Hourwich713/
Gurruich711/
Orvic711/
Garwitch711/
Urbich67159/
Gurvis67124/
Garvic6745/
Orvitz6727/
Orbich6723/
Gurwic6713/
Horvic6710/
Gorbic6710/
Gorwic673/
Arvich673/
Gurvič672/
Orvits671/
Goorwhich671/
Hourbetch671/
Urwitc671/
Gorvis671/
Orwich671/
Gornpetch671/

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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 Gourvitch
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