Gaosun Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Gaosun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gaosun (281) may also be a first name.

Gaosun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaosun is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaosun? popularity and diffusion

Gaosun is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gaosun are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 528,876th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 281 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,562,983. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 40 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 20 percent reside and Taipei City, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngaosun921/
Gaoshun921/
Aosun9148/
Gaojun8318/
Ayosun839/
Ajosun833/
Haosun832/
Auosun831/
Gaoson831/
Aihosun773/
Haoshun771/
Haosoun771/
Ajiosun771/
Aosum731/
Ayossoun719/
Aoussoun711/
Gahouzon711/
Ayoson67239/
Haoson6731/
Ojosun676/
Aosoon674/
Eyosun673/
Oasund672/
Aoussoune671/
Goazon671/
Ajoson671/
Aochun671/
Haoxun671/

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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 Gaosun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis