Goldswain Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Goldswain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goldswain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
England2371:235,09719,437
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Goldswain Last Name Facts

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

Goldswain occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldswain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goldswain is the 568,231st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Goldswain live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 211,632. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 23 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent are found and Western Cape, where 19 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 43 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 4 percent are found.

Goldswain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goldswain has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goldswain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Goldswain last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Goldswain earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning R 242,412 per year.

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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 Goldswain
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