Gosvig Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gosvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gosvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4041:13,9721,367
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gosvig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gosvig is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gosvig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 685,266th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Gosvig occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Gosvig are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Gosvig is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 13,972. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 43 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Denmark it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gosvig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gosvig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.22% less than the national average, earning 258,808 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $54,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govig91197/
Gotvig8314/
Govaig830/
Gouvig830/
Gaasvig77104/
Godsvic778/
Oswig73412/
Govic73170/
Osvik7397/
Govik7348/
Oxvig7346/
Gobig7314/
Gavig733/
Gojsevic717/
Odsvik6711/
Osvick6710/
Gotvik679/
Ossvik676/
Ghobig673/
Goobig671/
Gasvik671/
Gojvic671/
Gavaig671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gosvig
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