Göring Surname
Approximately 4,057 people bear this surname
Göring Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from Old High German gêr, meaning 'spear'.
Göring Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,002 | 1:20,116 | 2,662 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Goring (4,239) are calculated separately.
Göring Surname Meaning
Göring Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Göring Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Göring occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Goring. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Göring? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 113,977th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,796,289 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göring reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 4,002 people, or 1 in 20,116. In Germany Göring is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Thuringia, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany Göring exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goring | 94 | 4,239 | / |
| Göhring | 92 | 4,915 | / |
| Görings | 92 | 6 | / |
| Garing | 83 | 8,557 | / |
| Gering | 83 | 6,398 | / |
| Géring | 83 | 76 | / |
| Göräng | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gäring | 83 | 1 | / |
| Göringová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gehring | 77 | 21,560 | / |
| Goering | 77 | 3,486 | / |
| Giering | 77 | 1,673 | / |
| Gerring | 77 | 1,212 | / |
| Gohring | 77 | 500 | / |
| Gahring | 77 | 325 | / |
| Gorring | 77 | 278 | / |
| Gaering | 77 | 65 | / |
| Gharing | 77 | 37 | / |
| Garring | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gähring | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gerinng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hgaring | 77 | 2 | / |
| Geringk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghoring | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerieng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaaring | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garng | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gerng | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goehring | 71 | 4,516 | / |
| Gaehring | 71 | 158 | / |
| Gharring | 71 | 44 | / |
| Giehring | 71 | 37 | / |
| Cgoering | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghoering | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gheering | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gehrring | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gherring | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goerring | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gareng | 67 | 343 | / |
| Gereng | 67 | 115 | / |
| Goreng | 67 | 74 | / |
| Geryng | 67 | 38 | / |
| Gerink | 67 | 17 | / |
| Garhng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goehrinng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garink | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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