Gossens Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gossens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gossens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6831:117,87014,470
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
France271:2,460,101186,232
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gossens Last Name Facts

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

Gossens (Russian: Госсенс) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gossens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 347,450th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,927,325 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gossens live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gossens is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 683 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany Gossens occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Gossens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gossens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gossens last name grew 1,988 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gossens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gossens are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the party.

Gossens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goossens9330,024/
Goessens932,236/
Goussens9321/
Gosens92412/
Goosssens887/
Goossense882/
Goosseens881/
Goosshens881/
Goosens86834/
Gotsens86114/
Goysens8655/
Godsens8633/
Goesens8624/
Gossenz8612/
Gohsens869/
Oussens865/
Gossins862/
Gussens861/
Gassens861/
Gousens861/
Osens831/
Gaussens80584/
Goohsens809/
Ghassens807/
Gooseens801/
Goossensová781/
Assens77421/
Goßens77167/
Gozens7722/
Gonsse7721/
Gotens7719/
Goxens775/
Osense771/
Gosins771/
Gomsse771/
Ossins770/
Ghuyssens751/
Gons73527/
Gooßens71160/
Assense71113/
Gottens7153/
Gutsens7140/
Aussens7121/
Gosenje7114/
Goheens7110/
Giesens718/
Goixens716/
Gausens712/
Gatsens711/
Kgosins711/
Gotsems711/
Hossins711/
Gooiens711/
Gozzens711/
Gochens710/
Gusenns710/
Gussins710/
Goins6728,138/
Gonse67368/
Asens67300/
Osins67263/
Gomse67208/
Goyns6787/
Ngons6722/
Ghons6714/
Gohns6711/
Ghuysens6710/
Gouns678/
Gonsz678/
Gonst674/
Goons674/
Ozens673/
Gonss672/
Gomss672/
Houshens671/
Houssins671/
Goëns671/
Gassions670/
Gonns670/
Gosnz670/

Gossens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gossens in the Russian language
Госсенсgossens-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gossens
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