Góral Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Góral Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

Góral Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland821:463,52146,884
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Goral (6,687), Gòral (1) & Gorál (1) are calculated separately.

Góral Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who lived on, or near, the mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Góral Last Name Facts

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

The surname Góral (Hindi: गोरल, Marathi: गोरल, Oriya: େଗାରାଲ, Tibetan: གོ་རེལ་) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Goral, Gòral or Gorál. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Góral? popularity and diffusion

The surname Góral is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Góral are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 463,521. Besides Poland Góral exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Góral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Góral has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Góral surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goral936,687/
Gòral931/
Gorál871/
Gural803,454/
Garal802,388/
Güral802,054/
Góralová777/
Gujral737,191/
Gorale736,689/
Gharal732,301/
Garale731,758/
Gurale731,183/
Gorgal73782/
Gotral73437/
Gorzal73140/
Ghoral73116/
Gorall73101/
Gusral7386/
Gutral7378/
Gurall7366/
Guralh7355/
Gurral7349/
Ghural7346/
Gargal7344/
Garail7341/
Gaural7340/
Gurgal7334/
Goreal7328/
Garral7326/
Guralp7323/
Garald7323/
Goural7323/
Gorail7315/
Garall7312/
Gorhal738/
Guraal738/
Gareal738/
Gorral735/
Gooral735/
Goralp735/
Gahral734/
Goiral734/
Garzal733/
Kgaral732/
Gurahl732/
Goeral732/
Garaal732/
Gaaral731/
Garalp731/
Garaul731/
Gurasl731/
Gurzal731/
Gújral731/
Gurail731/
Garalt730/
Gatral730/
Goralt730/
Gharale67253/
Ghorale67212/
Goratel67125/
Gurhale67109/
Garaile6783/
Gotrale6773/
Goirale6753/
Garzail6738/
Guralle6734/
Gatrall6729/
Gurgall6721/
Guraule6714/
Garhall6712/
Gahrail6711/
Gorrall6710/
Ghurale677/
Gaharal676/
Goragli675/
Gaurale675/
Gharaal675/
Gurrale674/
Gothral673/
Gourale673/
Gharzal673/
Gaarale672/
Gharalh672/
Goralle672/
Gotraal672/
Garhale672/
Gurahle672/
Gurasel672/
Garasel672/
Garacel672/
Gargaul672/
Guhrale671/
Gautral671/
Garaule671/
Gutrale671/
Guurral671/
Gurasle671/
Gorrale671/
Gorreal671/
Goureal671/
Gorahal671/
Gorgail671/
Ngoural671/
Goracel671/
Goreald671/
Guragli671/
Gurault671/
Ghoural671/
Garallh671/
Kgarale671/
Ngareal671/
Garralt670/
Garrall670/
Garrald670/
Gasrall670/
Gurrall670/
Garrail670/
Gourall670/
Garhalt670/

Góral Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Góral in the Tibetan language
གོ་རེལ་gorel-
Góral in the Marathi language
गोरलgorala93.67
गोरळgorala1.79
गोराळgorala0.97
गोरालgorala0.65
गोपालgopala0.32
गॉरलgorala0.32
गरलgarala0.32
गोरकgoraka0.32
गोरgora0.16
गोराgora0.16
Góral in the Hindi language
गोरलgorala65.38
गोरलाgorala30.77
गोपालgopala3.85
Góral in the Oriya language
େଗାରାଲegarala50
େଗାରଲegarala50

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