Görges Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1071:72,7249,209
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gorges (6,705) are calculated separately.

Görges Last Name Facts

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

Görges is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Gorges. For other potential spellings of Görges click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görges? popularity and diffusion

It is the 330,130th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,495,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Görges reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Görges is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,107 people, or 1 in 72,724. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorges946,705/
Görgees921/
Gerges8345,972/
Görgeç831,921/
Garges83930/
Görgez8311/
Görgis831/
Görgesová809/
Goerges77533/
Gorgees77327/
Gergess77195/
Gargesh7758/
Gergees7746/
Gergies7714/
Gorgies7714/
Gorgess7710/
Gargees7710/
Gargies776/
Gergesh772/
Gierges771/
Gargess771/
Gerrges771/
Görgicze7156/
Görüngeç716/
Gergeszz715/
Geeorges711/
Gorrgees711/
Goergies711/
Gergis6712,528/
Gorgis67634/
Gargis67601/
Gergez67126/
Gergeç6783/
Gargez6745/
Gorgez671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Görges
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