Görke Surname

141,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0491:26,4043,484
Poland681:558,95252,372
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Gorke (1,237) are calculated separately.

Görke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görke (Hindi: गोर्की, Marathi: गोरके) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gorke. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Görke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Görke is the 141,689th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,317,922 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Görke are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 3,049 people, or 1 in 26,404. In Germany Görke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany Görke occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Görke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Görke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Görke surname fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorke931,237/
Görkey91247/
Görcke91113/
Göhrke9168/
Görkes9153/
Görkeç9139/
Gerke8013,205/
Garke80452/
Gärke8098/
Görce8039/
Gērke801/
Görkesch771/
Görkeová771/
Gehrke7323,552/
Goerke734,870/
Gierke733,928/
Gorkhe731,715/
Gercke73766/
Gerkey73231/
Gaerke73180/
Gherke73106/
Gerhke7385/
Gohrke7384/
Garkie7381/
Görkay7341/
Gharke7332/
Garcke7331/
Gorkey7330/
Garkey7327/
Gorkie7315/
Garkej7314/
Gorkeh739/
Gahrke737/
Görkoy736/
Gorcke734/
Gerkke733/
Gerkie733/
Garkee733/
Goërke732/
Gerrke732/
Garkhe732/
Gerkhe732/
Gorkeu731/
Görkis731/
Garkea731/
Garhke730/
Gerkee730/
Gerkeh730/
Goercke67250/
Gehrcke67203/
Goehrke67160/
Giercke67157/
Görkaya6731/
Gierkey6724/
Giehrke6715/
Ghercke6711/
Ghorkhe672/
Gorkhei671/
Gierkke671/
Gierkie671/
Gerckie671/
Gehrkie671/
Gehrkey671/
D'Gerke671/
Gorkhey671/
Gherkie670/
Gerrcke670/
Gharkey670/

Görke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Görke in the Hindi language
गोर्कीgorki-
Görke in the Marathi language
गोरकेgorake86.36
गोकgoka5.45

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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 Görke
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