Gaoseb Surname
Approximately 842 people bear this surname
Gaoseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 828 | 1:2,910 | 471 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Gaoseb Demographics
Average Gaoseb Salary in
South Africa
R 786,804
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Gaoseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaoseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaoseb occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaoseb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 413,768th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaoseb reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 2,910. In Namibia Gaoseb is most prevalent in: Erongo Region, where 33 percent reside, Otjozondjupa Region, where 28 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 24 percent reside. Barring Namibia Gaoseb exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gaoseb Last Name Statistics demography
Gaoseb earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 231.09% more than the national average, earning R 786,804 per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gaoseb
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