Görtges Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görtges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görtges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Görtges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Görtges is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görtges? popularity and diffusion

Görtges is the 4,307,654th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Görtges is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görtges reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live and Hesse, where 30 percent live. Barring Germany Görtges exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gertges8659/
Görtjes863/
Görgeç771,921/
Gertes77365/
Gertge77160/
Gortes77109/
Gartes7794/
Görgez7711/
Gerteis71397/
Gortjes7121/
Garties715/
Gerthes712/
Gartejs711/
Gerties711/
Garthes710/
Gertgey710/
Görgicze6756/
Gerteisz6724/
Gertheis6720/
Gerthies670/

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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 Görtges
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