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Where Does The Last Name Gosh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gosh (Bengali: ঘোষ, Hindi: गोश, Marathi: गोश, Oriya: େଗାଷ, Russian: Гош) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Gösh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 34,361^st most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 472,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gosh live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gosh is also the 304,274^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 733 people.

It is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 8,922 people, or 1 in 17,861. Outside of Bangladesh this surname exists in 64 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Gosh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gosh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gosh surname grew 831 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gosh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gosh last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gosh surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.34% registered with the party.

The amount Gosh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.85% less than the national average, earning R 112,056 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $63,678 CAD per year.