Goswam Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Goswam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Goswam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goswam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goswam has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goswam.
How Common Is The Last Name Goswam? popularity and diffusion
Goswam is the 3,274,477th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Goswam is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Goswam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Goswam is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Goswam is most common in: Jharkhand, where 32 percent live, West Bengal, where 21 percent live and Bihar, where 15 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goswame | 92 | 35 | / |
| Gowam | 91 | 18 | / |
| Oswam | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gosvam | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gouwam | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gowame | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ghowam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goswan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goswain | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ghoswan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gauswam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Goswane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gosvame | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gosvaym | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Swaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowan | 73 | 6,915 | / |
| Gawam | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gobam | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gowom | 73 | 21 | / |
| Govam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aswam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kgoswane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goushvam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goodswan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ngowan | 67 | 442 | / |
| Gowane | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gaswan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cgowan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gowain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aswamh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghawam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osbaum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haswam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowgan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gowean | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goodswain | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goswam
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