Görlin Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Görlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Gorlin (1,262) are calculated separately.

Görlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görlin occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gorlin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görlin reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 134,887. In Sweden Görlin is most prevalent in: Värmland County, where 18 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 18 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 16 percent are found. Barring Sweden Görlin exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorlin941,262/
Görling92267/
Garlin83888/
Gerlin83827/
Görlen8368/
Gärling77100/
Gharlin771/
Gerlien771/
Gaerlin770/
Garlienė71104/
Gerhlien712/
Goerlien711/
Garlen67111/
Gerlen6725/
Garlén6721/
Gorlen6719/
Garleen621/
Gorllen620/
Gerleen620/
Garleñ501/

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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 Görlin
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