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Where Does The Last Name Gosten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gosten (Russian: Гостен) is most common in Malawi. It can occur as a variant: Gösten. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gosten is the 476,328^th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gosten reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,780^th most frequent given name globally, borne by 444 people.

Gosten is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Gosten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gosten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gosten surname declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gosten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gosten last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Gosten earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.