Görlich Surname

96,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görlich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görlich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4521:18,0832,362
Austria3291:25,8834,084
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gorlich (121) are calculated separately.

Görlich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görlich is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gorlich. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Görlich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 96,920th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,486,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görlich live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,452 people, or 1 in 18,083. In Germany Görlich is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Görlich Last Name Statistics demography

Görlich earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.9% more than the national average, earning R 308,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorlich95121/
Göhrlich931/
Gerlich863,890/
Garlich86555/
Gärlich868/
Görlichová8253/
Goerlich801,423/
Gierlich801,069/
Gehrlich80150/
Gerrlich8097/
Garliech8010/
Gherlich8010/
Gaerlich801/
Garleich801/
Goehrlich751/
Gerlech712/
Garlech711/
Gerłych571/

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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 Görlich
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