Gobourn Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Gobourn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
Gobourn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobourn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobourn occurs most in Wales. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobourn? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gobourn reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Wales, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 193,408. In Wales Gobourn is most numerous in: City and County of Cardiff, where 56 percent are found and Cardiganshire, where 44 percent are found. Outside of Wales this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Scotland, where 16 percent are found.
Gobourn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gobourn has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gobourn surname declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Gobourn
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