Görgens Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Görgens Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3641:59,0227,625
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gorgens (116) are calculated separately.

Görgens Last Name Facts

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

Görgens is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gorgens. Click here for other potential spellings of Görgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Görgens? popularity and diffusion

Görgens is the 276,555th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,197,964 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Görgens reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 59,022. In Germany Görgens is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Brandenburg, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Görgens exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorgens95116/
Görtgens933/
Gergens86117/
Görgenç8689/
Gargens861/
Goergens80597/
Görtjens801/
Gorgns7710/
Gargns770/
Gercens7112/
Gergins7112/
Goriens713/
Garzens711/
Gorgins710/
Garreans6778/
Gorggins670/
Garains5720/
Garsins573/
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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 Görgens
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