The Gorka surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 951 people carried this name — #25,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 965 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
11,933 people named Gorka have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 12,950 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Gorka.
40 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
22 people named Gorka live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Gorka,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sándor Gorka 1878–1944 · zoologist -
Sebastian Gorka 1970– · political scientist -
Sebastian Gorka 1970– · political scientist
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Sebastian Gorka 1970– · political scientist
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Géza Gorka 1895–1971 · ceramicist
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Lívia Gorka 1925–2011 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gorka.
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