Gostivar Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Gostivar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gostivar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Gostivar Last Name Facts

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

Gostivar is found most in Turkey. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gostivar? popularity and diffusion

Gostivar is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gostivar reside; 81 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,986,263. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 92 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 38 percent are found and Albania, where 4 percent are found.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gostivar
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