Goswa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Goswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Goswa (14) may also be a first name.

Goswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goswa is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goswa? popularity and diffusion

Goswa is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Goswa is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Goswa are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Goswa is most common in: Bihar, where 67 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 25 percent are found and Assam, where 4 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 38 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goswai9179/
Gosway912/
Goshwa912/
Ng'oswa8395/
Goshwai831/
Gozwa80158/
Gaswa80102/
Geswa8093/
Gosua8020/
Guswa8020/
Gosva8019/
Goswi805/
Goswe805/
Gosba803/
Goswo801/
Gushwa73334/
Goshwe73187/
Gasway73161/
Goshua73155/
Ngaswa7385/
Gosswe7339/
Kgaswa7331/
Guswas7324/
Kgeswa7319/
Gusway7319/
Gosvai7313/
Gossua738/
Ghaswa737/
Ngosua735/
Gosvat734/
Goesva734/
Gauswa732/
Goshva731/
Gatswa731/
Geswai731/
Geshwa731/
Gashwa731/
Guswha731/
Gosbai731/
Gousva731/
Gozwai731/
Ngoswi731/
Gosbea730/
Goswey730/
Gooswit6794/
Gushway6735/
Goesuah6732/
Guschwa6726/
Gassway677/
Ngashwa676/
Goeshua676/
Goushua671/
Ng'uswa671/
Ngauswa671/
Gasxway671/
Ghoshwe671/
Gutsway671/
Gousvas671/
Ngoshwi671/
Ghoshba671/
Kgaswau671/
Gashwai671/
Ngushwa671/
Ng'osua671/
Gaschwa671/
Gashway670/
Gussway670/

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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 Goswa
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