Gurghis Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Gurghis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 360 | 1:9,893 | 1,686 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Gurghis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurghis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gurghis occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurghis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 778,856th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gurghis live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 9,893. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Călărași District, where 37 percent live, Ungheni District, where 29 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent live. Beside Moldova this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurgis | 92 | 172 | / |
| Gourghiss | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gurgish | 86 | 60 | / |
| Gurguis | 86 | 55 | / |
| Gourgis | 86 | 26 | / |
| Gurgies | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gurghes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gurrguis | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gourguis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorgis | 77 | 634 | / |
| Gurges | 77 | 74 | / |
| Gurgiz | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ghourgish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gurgaiz | 71 | 139 | / |
| Gorgies | 71 | 14 | / |
| Gurgess | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gourges | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gorgiss | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gurgues | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gurgees | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goergis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gorgish | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorrgis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gurgesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorgais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourgues | 67 | 2,576 | / |
| Gourgaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gourgees | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gourgess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goergies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorges | 62 | 6,705 | / |
| Gurgez | 62 | 281 | / |
| Gorgiz | 62 | 28 | / |
| Gürges | 62 | 19 | / |
| Goerges | 57 | 533 | / |
| Gorgees | 57 | 327 | / |
| Gorgess | 57 | 10 | / |
| Gurguez | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gorgaiz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gourguez | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gorrgees | 53 | 1 | / |
| Geeorges | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Gurghis
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