Gonshaw Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gonshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gonshaw Last Name Facts

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

Gonshaw is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gonshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gonshaw is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gonshaw are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Gonshaw is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Gonshaw is mostly found in: Greater London, where 38 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live and Suffolk, where 19 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 8 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganshaw86162/
Gunshaw864/
Ganschaw8031/
Otenshaw801/
Hounshaw800/
Anshaw7737/
Gansaw779/
Onshow771/
Gunsaw770/
Hanshaw713,811/
Ganshow7122/
Homshaw7112/
Gansawh716/
Anschaw714/
Gonsova711/
Gonsiow711/
Osensaw711/
Gumshaw710/
Ganschow671,135/
Ansaw6796/
Onsow679/
Gunshows677/
Ganshaft673/
Hanshaaw671/
Hansshaw671/
Onsab671/
Gonschof670/
Heunshaw670/
Hannshaw670/

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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 Gonshaw
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