Gastow Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Gastow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gastow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gastow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gastow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gastow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gastow is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Gastow live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Gastow is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 33 percent are found, Iowa, where 33 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The United States Gastow occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Italy, where 20 percent are found.

Gastow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gastow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gasztowt861/
Gostow833/
Gastov833/
Gasztowtt8044/
Gashtov77132/
Gasthof774/
Gaustov773/
Gaistof771/
Gashtova7155/
Gosztowt7121/
Gasthoff713/
Gaustova712/
Gosztowf711/
Gadstoff710/
Gosztowtt6729/
Gostov6719/
Gastav6718/
Gastab6713/
Gestov672/
Gaztov671/
Gaistoffe671/
Gestaw671/
Gastaf671/
Gostova624/
Goustov623/
Gastafe621/
Gosztof621/
Gastavd621/
Gaustab621/
Goztowt621/
Gostoff620/
Goostaw620/
Goustova573/
Gosztoft572/
Goshtovt572/
Giesztof571/
Gosztoff571/
Gaztab5032/
Gostav501/

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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 Gastow
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