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 surname Goseb is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goseb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 904,049th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Goseb reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Goseb is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 8,424. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Erongo Region, where 74 percent live, Khomas Region, where 17 percent live and Hardap Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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