Gurniak Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gurniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada901:409,39536,056
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Poland561:678,72858,421
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Gurñiak (4) are calculated separately.

Gurniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurniak is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gurñiak. Click here for other potential spellings of Gurniak.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurniak? popularity and diffusion

Gurniak is the 751,291st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gurniak live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 33 percent reside, Michigan, where 19 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 21 percent reside.

Gurniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurniak surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Gurniak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $47,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurñiak954/
Gourniak9331/
Gurniack931/
Gorniak861,824/
Hurniak86625/
Gurnyak86121/
Górniak8688/
Gurniok8611/
Girniak8610/
Gurnhak869/
Gurnjak861/
Gorniack80115/
Horniak711,775/
Gornyak71222/
Girnyak71174/
Gornjak71153/
Gorniok7175/
Hurnyak7128/
Gurnioková7110/
Górniok717/
Urhnjak716/
Horniack673/
Orniac622/
Ornyak622/
Ornjak621/
Orniag621/
Hornyak572,544/
Hornjak57987/
Horniák5719/
Gornyák5716/
Horniac571/
Hornyack5317/
Hoornyak531/

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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
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  • 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 Gurniak
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