Gosch Surname
Approximately 6,561 people bear this surname
Gosch Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Goetz, a pet form of Godizo (God); the beautiful person.
Gosch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,734 | 1:29,446 | 3,875 |
| United States | 1,609 | 1:225,270 | 21,792 |
| Austria | 973 | 1:8,752 | 1,131 |
| Brazil | 553 | 1:387,115 | 14,784 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Denmark | 100 | 1:56,447 | 5,764 |
| Poland | 69 | 1:550,851 | 51,833 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Romania | 50 | 1:401,557 | 32,991 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:234,667 | 19,701 |
The alternate forms: Gösch (192) are calculated separately.
Gosch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Goetz, a pet form of Godizo (God); the beautiful person.
Gosch Demographics
Average Gosch Salary in
United States
$47,726 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gosch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gosch (Russian: Гощ) is most common in Germany. It can occur as: Gösch. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosch? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 74,906th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,110,737 people. The surname Gosch occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Gosch reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Gosch is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,734 people, or 1 in 29,446. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 53 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside and Hamburg, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.
Gosch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gosch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gosch last name rose 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gosch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gosch last name are 30.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.08% registered with the political party.
The amount Gosch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,075 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.66% less than the national average, earning R 29,316 per year and in United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,726 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosch in the Russian language | ||
| Гощ | gos | - |
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Footnotes
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