Görnitz Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Görnitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 141 | 1:570,961 | 46,627 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Gornitz (32) are calculated separately.
Görnitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Görnitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Görnitz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as: Gornitz. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Görnitz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,484,726th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Görnitz reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Görnitz is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 570,961. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 41 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany Görnitz occurs in one country. It is also common in Colombia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gornitz | 95 | 32 | / |
| Garnitz | 86 | 262 | / |
| Gernitz | 86 | 22 | / |
| Goernitz | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gernietz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gorniz | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gerniz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garniz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gornicz | 71 | 70 | / |
| Garnetz | 71 | 29 | / |
| Garnits | 71 | 15 | / |
| Garniez | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gernetz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Garnicz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Görnich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gornetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gornits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gernaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gernez | 62 | 1,772 | / |
| Gornez | 62 | 1,668 | / |
| Garnez | 62 | 46 | / |
| Gornić | 62 | 39 | / |
| Gernič | 62 | 2 | / |
| Garnets | 57 | 157 | / |
| Gornets | 57 | 60 | / |
| Gernets | 57 | 58 | / |
| Garnetts | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Görnitz
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