Göhring Surname

96,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göhring Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göhring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8111:16,7342,213
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Austria421:202,74825,305
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Gohring (500) are calculated separately.

Göhring Last Name Facts

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

The surname Göhring is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gohring. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göhring? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,722nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,482,715 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göhring live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Göhring is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 4,811 people, or 1 in 16,734. In Germany Göhring is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, Thuringia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Göhring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Göhring has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Göhring surname declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Göhring Last Name Statistics demography

Göhring earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning R 245,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gohring95500/
Göring924,057/
Gehring8621,560/
Gahring86325/
Gharing8637/
Görings866/
Gähring866/
Ghoring861/
Goehring804,516/
Gaehring80158/
Gharring8044/
Giehring8037/
Ghoering800/
Gheering800/
Gehrring800/
Gherring800/
Garing778,557/
Gering776,398/
Goring774,239/
Géring7776/
Göräng7713/
Gäring771/
Göringová751/
Goehrinng751/
Goering713,486/
Giering711,673/
Gerring711,212/
Gorring71278/
Gaering7165/
Garring719/
Gerinng714/
Geringk712/
Hgaring712/
Gehryng711/
Gerieng711/
Gaaring711/
Garng675/
Gerng672/
Cgoering671/
Gorng671/
Goerring670/

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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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  • 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 Göhring
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