Görkem Surname
Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname
Görkem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,281 | 1:34,117 | 3,621 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Northern Cyprus | 19 | 1:16,790 | 4,295 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Gorkem (30) are calculated separately.
Görkem (10,844) may also be a first name.
Görkem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Görkem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Görkem occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gorkem. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Görkem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 181,616th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,110,348 people. Görkem occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Görkem reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Görkem is also the 58,063rd most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 10,844 people.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,281 people, or 1 in 34,117. In Turkey Görkem is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 30 percent reside, Kahramanmaras Province, where 16 percent reside and Adana Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkem | 94 | 30 | / |
| Körkem | 83 | 375 | / |
| Gürkem | 83 | 19 | / |
| Gerkem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Grekhem | 77 | 14 | / |
| Garakem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garikem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerkeim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garkeim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Garakeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garekeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorkum | 67 | 121 | / |
| Gorkom | 67 | 58 | / |
| Gregam | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kirkem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gorr-Keim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Krekem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Karkem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Krikem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Görçüm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crokem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorkam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garkam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krkemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorakm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grokmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grakam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gherkemey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Görkem
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