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

The last name Gosten (Russian: Гостен) occurs most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant: Gösten. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 476,328^th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Gosten live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,780^th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 444 people.

The last name Gosten is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Gosten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gosten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gosten last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gosten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Gosten are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political 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.