Görz Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Görz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5301:151,89718,199
Austria281:304,12334,120
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gorz (406) & Gorž (16) are calculated separately.

Görz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Görz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gorz or Gorž. For other potential spellings of Görz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 565,867th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The last name Görz is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Görz are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 151,897. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany Görz occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 5 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorz92406/
Görtz897,228/
Görcz8927/
Görző8926/
Gör865,402/
Gorž8316/
Görtrz807/
Görthz802/
Gerz751,879/
Garz751,713/
Göre75888/
Göhr75381/
Göőz7544/
Görç7511/
Görč752/
Görë751/
Ngör751/
Gertz676,485/
Gartz671,598/
Goerz67700/
Gortz67423/
Gierz67403/
Görcs67260/
Gaarz67108/
Görts6790/
Gehrz6784/
Görth6774/
Gherz6766/
Garcz6739/
Göhrt6731/
Gorcz6725/
Gärtz6713/
Gharz6713/
Gercz679/
Gördt678/
Gordz675/
Gerdz674/
Garzh673/
Gerzh671/
Garzs671/
Ghorz671/
Gêrtz671/
Gardz671/

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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 Görz
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