Gossom Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gossom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gossom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Gossom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gossom is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gossom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name Gossom occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gossom live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States Gossom is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Gossom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gossom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gossom last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gossom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gossom last name are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gossom earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,416 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngossom929/
Gosshom920/
Ossom913,935/
Gosom9182/
Goussoum8617/
Ghoshsom863/
Ngoussom861/
Gossoume861/
Gosson831,035/
Gossum83120/
Hossom8366/
Gussom8326/
Gassom8318/
Ossome8317/
Goshom839/
Gossem838/
Gosoom835/
Oossom834/
Ossoum834/
Ngosom833/
Gosome832/
Gossam832/
Oussom831/
Gotsom831/
Gessom830/
Osom801,535/
Ngoussoum802/
Gossoin77150/
Ngassom7769/
Gousson7750/
Goshome7727/
Ghosson7715/
Gassoum7715/
Oussoum7710/
Goussem778/
Goodsom775/
Goussam774/
Gussoum772/
Ngosson772/
Gussome771/
Hossoum771/
Ossoume771/
Gossame771/
Gossone771/
Godsson771/
Ghoshom771/
Goissem771/
Gossion770/
Goisson770/
Gassome770/
Gooshom770/
Goosson770/
Goussoumne751/
Assom73987/
Gosam73664/
Osome73515/
Goson73243/
Oosom73140/
Gesom73102/
Ossam7389/
Hosom7357/
Gozom7345/
Gusom7342/
Gasom7332/
Gosem7323/
Gosum7320/
Oshom734/
Odsom732/
Osoom731/
Osiom731/
Osoim731/
Ngassoum7122/
Gossaume7121/
Ghousson7112/
Ghassoum719/
Oussoume716/
Ghessoum713/
Houssoum713/
Ngousson713/
Goussame712/
Gassoume712/
Giessoum712/
Kgoshome712/
Houssome711/
Ngoussam711/
Goissoun711/
Goodsome711/
Hossam67131,526/
Godson6714,087/
Gossen674,131/
Gasson673,257/
Gassem672,778/
Gossan672,007/
Assoum67951/
Ngoson67858/
Gassam67423/
Gosseaume67318/
Gosong67151/
Goizom67141/
Oshome6784/
Ossame6778/
Gosham6763/
Goshon6750/
Ghoson6749/
Assome6725/
Goosem6723/
Hassom6715/
Gessam6712/
Gasoum6711/
Goyzom6711/
Gotson6710/
Gooson6710/
Ghosam6710/
Geshom678/
Gosame677/
Gohson676/
Goyson675/
Gousem675/
Goison675/
Housom674/
Hodsom674/
Gosion674/
Otsoum674/
Gashom674/
Gussam673/
Gousam672/
Hosome672/
Gouson672/
Assuom672/
Oussam672/
Hosoom672/
Ngasom672/
Outsom672/
Oosoom671/
Gosotn671/
Gotsam671/
Ngosum671/
Osomhe671/
Otsome671/
Gudsom671/
Gasome671/
Gassoń671/
Goussamne671/
Gousum671/
Gosone671/
Gosahm671/
Ghassoume671/
Eussom671/
Assohm671/
Assoom671/
Oshomh671/
Oudsom671/
Goshum670/
Gassum670/
Gusoum670/

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