Gaoseb Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gaoseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaoseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia8281:2,910471
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aoseb912/
Haoseb83559/
Goaseb835/
Gauaseb774/
Oaseb73161/
Aosep731/
Gauasebs711/
Ayosep6788/
Oaseab673/
Hoaseb672/
Goasab671/
Ajoseph6213/
Ahosepp622/
Aoushev621/
Goyushev574/
Oazeb551/
Oasepp5022/
Ouaceb501/
Aosiph501/

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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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