Gosselyn Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gosselyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosselyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gosselyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gosselyn occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosselyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gosselyn live; 91 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is most common in: British Columbia, where 80 percent reside and Quebec, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Gosselyn Last Name Statistics demography

Gosselyn earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 53.77% less than the national average, earning $22,966 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gosselyn
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