Gosselink Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gosselink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosselink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5841:28,9164,744
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gosselink Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gosselink occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gosselink.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosselink? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gosselink is the 383,720th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gosselink are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 28,916. In The Netherlands Gosselink is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 54 percent live, Overijssel, where 11 percent live and North Brabant, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Gosselink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gosselink has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gosselink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gosselink surname are 5.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Gosselink earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.64% more than the national average, earning $58,446 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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