Gosta Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Gosta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Serbia | 38 | 1:188,025 | 11,798 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Gösta (11) are calculated separately.
Gosta (1,125) may also be a first name.
Gosta Demographics
Gosta Political Affiliation
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Gosta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gosta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gosta (Bengali: গোস্ট, Georgian: გოსტა, Hindi: गोस्ता, Russian: Госта) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Gösta. Click here for further potential spellings of Gosta.
How Common Is The Last Name Gosta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gosta is the 631,297th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Gosta is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Gosta reside; 30 percent reside in Southern Africa and 30 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gosta is also the 237,583rd most common given name in the world. It is borne by 1,125 people.
The last name Gosta is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Gosta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gosta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gosta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gosta surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Gosta earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $38,606 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gosta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gosta in the Georgian language | ||
| გოსტა | gosta | - |
| Gosta in the Bengali language | ||
| গোস্ট | gosta | - |
| Gosta in the Hindi language | ||
| गोस्ता | gosta | 66.67 |
| गोस्टा | gosta | 33.33 |
| Gosta in the Russian language | ||
| Госта | gosta | - |
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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
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- 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 Gosta
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