Gossamer Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gossamer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gossamer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gossamer (6) may also be a first name.

Gossamer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gossamer is most common in Russia. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gossamer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gossamer are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 6 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Gossamer is most common in: Moscow, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Russia Gossamer is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Gossamer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gossamer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gossamer last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Gossamer
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