Gosker Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gosker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Gösker (4) & Göşker (72) are calculated separately.

Gosker Last Name Facts

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

Gosker is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gösker or Göşker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Gosker are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gosker is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 149,444. In The Netherlands Gosker is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 27 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Gosker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gosker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gosker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gosker surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Gosker earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.43% less than the national average, earning $23,977 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gösker944/
Goskert921/
Goesker920/
Osker9173/
Göşker8972/
Hosker831,068/
Gasker83113/
Gesker8332/
Oscker838/
Oskere831/
Gusker830/
Uosker830/
Giesker77152/
Housker7787/
Hoskere7746/
Hoskeer7733/
Ghasker771/
Goscher771/
Gaskerr771/
Gessker770/
Gascker770/
Gaskier770/
Asker7325,148/
Ozker7321/
Oskre731/
Guschker7167/
Oskerova7112/
Gausåker711/
Goeskjær711/
Giescker710/
Gasckert710/
Ashker671,080/
Hasker67927/
Askeur67674/
Oscher6782/
Gutschker6738/
Askeir6729/
Assker6727/
Guzker6720/
Askier6718/
Ouskir679/
Askert678/
Askere676/
Oskjær676/
Ascker674/
Askher674/
Oškert672/
Askerp671/
Ahsker671/
Otskir671/
Oskreh671/
Oxåker671/
Gasqer671/
Gaskir670/
Eusker670/

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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
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  • 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 Gosker
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