Görl Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8061:99,88312,394
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Gorl (256) are calculated separately.

Görl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görl is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gorl. For other potential spellings of Görl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görl? popularity and diffusion

Görl is the 411,457th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. Görl is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görl reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 99,883. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 49 percent live, Berlin, where 11 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Görl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Görl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Görl surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorl92256/
Görel891,133/
Görül89197/
Görlt8941/
Göhrl891/
Görll891/
Görzel80212/
Görrel8049/
Görldt8019/
Gerl754,622/
Garl75493/
Görlová734/
Garel678,279/
Gierl671,611/
Gorel671,326/
Gerel671,260/
Garil67524/
Goerl67385/
Gharl67257/
Goril67198/
Geril67152/
Gorll6796/
Gaerl6713/
Gerll678/
Gaarl673/
Garhl672/
Garll671/
Gorrl671/
Kgarl671/
Gherl671/
Gerhl671/
Gärle671/
Garrl670/
Gorhl670/

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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 Görl
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