Gosav Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gosav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6591:30,4673,879
Moldova611:58,3838,186
India161:47,941,586492,263
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Gošav (2) are calculated separately.

Gosav (11) may also be a first name.

Gosav Last Name Facts

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

Gosav (Hindi: गोसव, Marathi: गोसाव, Russian: Госав) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gošav. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gosav is the 456,743rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Gosav reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Gosav is also the 3,487,849th most common given name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname Gosav is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 30,467. In Romania Gosav is most numerous in: Bacău County, where 72 percent are found, Vaslui County, where 13 percent are found and Neamț County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Romania Gosav exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 8 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gošav932/
Gosaiv9137/
Gosaev914/
Goshaev8390/
Gosev8033/
Gosov8022/
Gasav804/
Oshav803/
Gosaw802/
Oseav801/
Gosap801/
Gosab801/
Gozav801/
Hosav801/
Goschaev771/
Goshev73852/
Gotsov73182/
Gasaev73133/
Goshaw7384/
Goosev7377/
Goshov7340/
Gosaip7314/
Gousev7314/
Gosaib7312/
Gashav739/
Gosova736/
Gosowa735/
Ghosap735/
Gossov734/
Ghasav734/
Gozaev732/
Ghosab731/
Goshaf731/
Goseev731/
Gosafe731/
Geshav731/
Gesaev731/
Osahav731/
Goojav731/
Gosape731/
Goisab731/
Goesev731/
Gossap730/
Gousaw730/
Asav67475/
Osaf67166/
Gashaev67133/
Osov67125/
Godsafe67116/
Goussev67100/
Gooshaw6771/
Goisauf6760/
Goushaw6753/
Osab6751/
Goshova6744/
Gosaibh6727/
Osaw6722/
Gosaiph6720/
Gozhaev6711/
Gassaev676/
Geshaev673/
Goisova672/
Gosshev672/
Goysova671/
Gottsov671/
Ghoshaf671/
Goschov671/
Goshasb671/
Goussab671/
Hossaiv671/
Ngossap671/
Goussap671/
Ghosabh671/
Ozav671/

Gosav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gosav in the Hindi language
गोसवgosava-
Gosav in the Marathi language
गोसावgosava60.61
गोसावीgosavi12.12
गोसावी़gosavi12.12
गोसवgosava9.09
गोसावाबाईgosavaba'i6.06
Gosav in the Russian language
Госавgosav-

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Footnotes

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