Görris Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Görris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Gorris (1,637) & Gorrís (1) are calculated separately.

Görris Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görris is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gorris or Gorrís. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görris? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Görris occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Görris are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Görris is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 30 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorris941,637/
Görries9233/
Göris9136/
Gorrís891/
Görrisch8612/
Garris839,352/
Görres831,740/
Gerris83390/
Göries8339/
Gérris831/
Gerrish773,815/
Garrish77750/
Görisch77542/
Garriss77437/
Garreis77336/
Garries77227/
Gorreis7782/
Garrais7746/
Gorrais7712/
Gerrais773/
Gharris772/
Gorries772/
Gherris771/
Gerriss770/
Gorrish770/
Gorriss770/
Gerries770/
Goris7311,604/
Garis733,168/
Geris73980/
Göres73789/
Géris732/
Göriş731/
Göhrisch719/
Garreiss711/
Gherrais711/
Garrisch711/
Hgerrish711/
Gerrisch710/
Goerries710/
Gareis675,493/
Gerais674,312/
Gorriz672,968/
Garais672,857/
Gorres672,358/
Garres67798/
Gehris67745/
Garriz67610/
Gerres67329/
Geries67217/
Gharis67211/
Gerish67180/
Görich67170/
Ghoris67165/
Garish67129/
Gariss67129/
Gorish67109/
Garies67100/
Gorais6766/
Gahris6760/
Gereis6756/
Goriss6751/
Garriß6744/
Garois6742/
Goreis6733/
Gaeris676/
Göress673/
Göresz673/
Geriss673/
Goeris673/
Gories672/
Gorihs672/
Garrés672/
Gorois671/
Gaaris671/
Garijs671/
Garéis671/
Göhres671/
Görhes671/
Gieris671/
Gerois670/
Geruis670/

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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 Görris
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