Görk Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Görk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Görk 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
Turkey3381:230,24116,324
Germany1351:596,33748,011

The alternate forms: Gork (416) are calculated separately.

Görk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görk is found most frequently in Turkey. It can appear as: Gork. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Görk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 642,034th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 15,407,074 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Görk live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Görk is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 230,241. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 40 percent live, Kocaeli Province, where 9 percent live and Siirt Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 29 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
Gork92416/
Görks8910/
Görck892/
Görkx891/
Görcke80113/
Göhrke8068/
Görcks807/
Görg753,095/
Gerk752,117/
Gark75115/
Gorkh67413/
Görcs67260/
Goerk67140/
Gorck67140/
Gierk67104/
Gärke6798/
Gehrk6730/
Gerck6726/
Gherk679/
Görgs678/
Ghork675/
Ghark672/
Garck672/
Gerkc671/
Gorkk671/
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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 Görk
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