Goseb Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Goseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 286 | 1:8,424 | 1,639 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
Goseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goseb is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goseb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 904,049th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Goseb live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 8,424. In Namibia Goseb is primarily concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 74 percent live, Khomas Region, where 17 percent live and Hardap Region, where 6 percent live. Besides Namibia Goseb is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosebh | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oseb | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ghosseb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaseb | 80 | 685 | / |
| Ouseb | 80 | 316 | / |
| Gosev | 80 | 33 | / |
| Gosep | 80 | 27 | / |
| Hoseb | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gosef | 80 | 5 | / |
| Osebh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Osieb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gosob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osheb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osseb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gosab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hosheb | 73 | 1,558 | / |
| Gotsev | 73 | 888 | / |
| Goshev | 73 | 852 | / |
| Gaeseb | 73 | 420 | / |
| Goosev | 73 | 77 | / |
| Goseph | 73 | 45 | / |
| Gosepe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gasseb | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gousev | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gosaib | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hoseab | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gasgeb | 73 | 8 | / |
| Goseva | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gaseeb | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gossob | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghaseb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghosib | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oxseib | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gauseb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houseb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghosob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousieb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousseb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gossep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosept | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goseev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godsev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goshob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goisab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghosab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoëseb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gousef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosheva | 67 | 846 | / |
| Osib | 67 | 320 | / |
| Hosseib | 67 | 154 | / |
| Osep | 67 | 135 | / |
| Aseb | 67 | 110 | / |
| Goussev | 67 | 100 | / |
| Osev | 67 | 50 | / |
| Gosheff | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gotsiev | 67 | 31 | / |
| Goussef | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gosaibh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gooseff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gottsev | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ghasseb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Goutsev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gotseff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gossept | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gooseva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouseva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gosshev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osyb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Godtsev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorzsef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godseft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaseeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasseab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oxeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Housseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghosabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goschew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosheib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouseph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouseff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gossepp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godseff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osheabs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Goseb
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