Gossow Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Gossow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gossow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2851:282,47529,573
Australia1401:192,82619,093
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Austria141:608,24554,975
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gossow Last Name Facts

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

Gossow occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gossow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gossow? popularity and diffusion

Gossow is the 584,278th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Gossow live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 282,475. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 45 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Gossow is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Gossow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gossow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gossow surname rose 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gossow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gossow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning R 234,012 per year and in United States they earn 46.78% more than the national average, earning $63,336 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gussow83248/
Güssow83199/
Goshow83111/
Gessow8361/
Gosowa835/
Gossob834/
Gossov834/
Gassow832/
Osow8011/
Giessow7730/
Gossoff7716/
Goschow773/
Goussof772/
Goodsow772/
Osschow771/
Gassowa771/
Osowa73175/
Gasow73134/
Ossov7360/
Osiow7335/
Gosov7322/
Gusow7320/
Assow739/
Gosof736/
Oshow736/
Goßow732/
Gosaw732/
Ossof732/
Ossob732/
Gosob731/
Osoyw731/
Ossaw731/
Gesow731/
Ghossoub7167/
Goussoub713/
Goussouf711/
Gashow67642/
Hassow67456/
Gotsov67182/
Ghoussoub67167/
Giesow67123/
Gusowa67105/
Ossoff6785/
Goshaw6784/
Goshov6740/
Oussov6734/
Gushow6718/
Oshowa6718/
Gaszow6717/
Gasowa6713/
Gottschow6711/
Assouw6711/
Gussov679/
Geshow678/
Gosova676/
Assowa676/
Hoshow672/
Gassaw672/
Gussof672/
Goczow671/
Oussof671/
Ghosob671/
Goshob671/
Gosawe671/
Ossouf671/
Ossoub671/
Gousaw670/
Gassob670/
Gosgof670/

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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 Gossow
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