Göring Surname

113,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göring Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Old High German gêr, meaning 'spear'.

Göring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0021:20,1162,662
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Austria121:709,62061,025
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Goring (4,239) are calculated separately.

Göring Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Old High German gêr, meaning 'spear'.

- dave2020

Göring Last Name Facts

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

The surname Göring is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Goring. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göring? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,977th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,796,289 people. The last name Göring occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göring live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Göring is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 4,002 people, or 1 in 20,116. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Thuringia, where 20 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goring944,239/
Göhring924,915/
Görings926/
Garing838,557/
Gering836,398/
Géring8376/
Göräng8313/
Gäring831/
Göringová801/
Gehring7721,560/
Goering773,486/
Giering771,673/
Gerring771,212/
Gohring77500/
Gahring77325/
Gorring77278/
Gaering7765/
Gharing7737/
Garring779/
Gähring776/
Gerinng774/
Hgaring772/
Geringk772/
Ghoring771/
Gerieng771/
Gaaring771/
Garng735/
Gerng732/
Gorng731/
Goehring714,516/
Gaehring71158/
Gharring7144/
Giehring7137/
Cgoering711/
Ghoering710/
Gheering710/
Gehrring710/
Gherring710/
Goerring710/
Gareng67343/
Gereng67115/
Goreng6774/
Geryng6738/
Gerink6717/
Garhng672/
Gorink671/
Goehrinng671/
Garink671/

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