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) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Gorke. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Görke is the 141,689th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,317,922 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görke reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Görke is most commonly used 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 are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Berlin, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Görke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Görke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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