Gørrissen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gørrissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gørrissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark71:806,38843,211

Gørrissen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gørrissen is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gørrissen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gørrissen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Gørrissen exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 37 percent reside.

Gørrissen Last Name Statistics demography

Gørrissen earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 111.85% more than the national average, earning 733,166 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grissen88471/
Griessen82248/
Grritsen821/
Grisen809/
Geerissen7817/
Greisen751,065/
Grisson75654/
Grijsen75363/
Grissin75198/
Griesen75188/
Gruisen75149/
Grishen7571/
Gressen7545/
Gritsen7512/
Grissan755/
Grussen755/
Graisen751/
Grrison751/
Grissem750/
Gressent71414/
Gressien71177/
Grissing7118/
Greisson7113/
Grission718/
Grissang718/
Gruissem716/
Graissin712/
Gruessen712/
Gruissan711/
Grissoin711/
Gridtsen711/
Griesson710/
Greassen710/
Graishen710/
Grissonn710/
Graisson710/
Grissone710/
Grischen710/
Grison674,380/
Griten67216/
Grisin67208/
Greissing67177/
Grisan67111/
Grysen67103/
Gresen6797/
Grusen6717/
Grüsen6710/
Grrene673/
Grishshin671/
Gørgen671/
Griesienė671/
Grisón671/
Grrine671/
Graischen671/
Graisienė671/
Groissant671/
Grisne671/
Grisem670/
Gresshenn670/

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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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  • 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 Gørrissen
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