Gostlow Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gostlow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gostlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269

Gostlow Last Name Facts

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

Gostlow occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gostlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Gostlow? popularity and diffusion

Gostlow is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gostlow reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 27 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 15 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England Gostlow exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 16 percent reside.

Gostlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gostlow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gostlow last name decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gostellow8823/
Gottlow8626/
Gostlaw860/
Gustlow860/
Ghostlaw80127/
Gohstlaw801/
Gotlob7714/
Astlow778/
Gatlow775/
Ostlov774/
Gotlov771/
Gottlob71955/
Gotloib7112/
Gottlof712/
Hastlow711/
Gustloff6714/
Gottleob671/
Hastillow631/
Gatlob620/
Gattlob577/
Astlova572/
Gotliab571/
Gottlab571/
Hastlaw570/
Gotlaufs532/
Gottliab530/

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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 Gostlow
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