Gobald Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gobald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gobald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gobald is most common in Austria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobald? popularity and diffusion

Gobald is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gobald live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 67,583. In Austria Gobald is most frequent in: Vorarlberg, where 37 percent are found, Styria, where 33 percent are found and Carinthia, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Austria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gotbald921/
Gobal911,463/
Obald913/
Gobhal83436/
Gobale83298/
Gobold8354/
Goibal8311/
Gebald8310/
Gowald838/
Ghobal837/
Hobald835/
Goball835/
Gabald834/
Hgobal833/
Goobal831/
Gobail831/
Gobaul831/
Goubal831/
Osbald830/
Govald830/
Ghobale771,165/
Gobhale77404/
Ghoubal77291/
Gotvald77254/
Goibhal7714/
Goubale7713/
Gaubald7711/
Gehbald7711/
Gobault778/
Goubalt771/
Gobhail771/
Gooball771/
Gobaale771/
Goballe771/
Goboldt770/
Goobold770/
Gabal737,930/
Goval73762/
Gobol7395/
Obold7328/
Goból7321/
Ovald731/
Obalt731/
Abald730/
Goubault71963/
Gottvald71487/
Gobaille71120/
Gobalova7138/
Ghobhale714/
Ghoshbal713/
Gobeil674,547/
Gabale672,283/
Hobold671,250/
Goisbault67316/
Gabhal67309/
Goival67145/
Gobole67137/
Gompal67104/
Gabold6776/
Goubeault6752/
Gaball6748/
Gabalh6738/
Gabail6733/
Gavald6718/
Hovald6717/
Gobool6714/
Ngabal6714/
Goibeault6712/
Gonpal6712/
Ghobhalle679/
O'Bold678/
Aabald676/
Ghabal676/
Gabaal674/
Gaubal673/
Gobolt672/
Ghoval672/
Hgabal671/
Osbold671/
Gabayl671/
Gouval671/
Govail671/
Govhal671/
Osbalt671/
Gawald671/
Goubol671/
Gouëbault671/
Ghobol671/
Gabaul671/
Gabaïl671/
Gavold670/
Gebold670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gobald
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