Görker Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Görker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Görker 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
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Gorker (96) are calculated separately.

Görker (10) may also be a first name.

Görker Last Name Facts

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

Görker is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gorker. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görker? popularity and diffusion

Görker is the 2,555,468th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Görker live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Görker is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The last name Görker is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,389,668. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 36 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 25 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Görker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Görker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Görker surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Gorker9496/
Gerker83214/
Garker830/
Gercker775/
Goerker771/
Gehrker771/
Garkier771/
Gorkier771/
Gaerker770/
Goercker710/
Garkir672/
Goreheker671/
Gorqer671/
Garquer621/
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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 Görker
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