Goswami Surname
Approximately 322,064 people bear this surname
Goswami Surname User-submission:
The Goswami surname means 'lord of the world'. It comes from the words go, which means 'world', and swami, which means 'lord'. In Hinduism it refers to clan or person with the knowledge of humanity and spiritual power to conquer the world.
Read More About This SurnameGoswami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 296,842 | 1:2,584 | 259 |
| Bangladesh | 17,843 | 1:8,931 | 770 |
| United States | 1,802 | 1:201,143 | 19,781 |
| Nepal | 1,027 | 1:27,732 | 1,115 |
| United Arab Emirates | 641 | 1:14,294 | 1,755 |
| England | 617 | 1:90,305 | 9,745 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Oman | 211 | 1:17,479 | 1,775 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| Thailand | 167 | 1:422,984 | 74,095 |
| Australia | 165 | 1:163,610 | 16,947 |
| Qatar | 150 | 1:15,720 | 1,709 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Goswami (1,214) may also be a first name.
Goswami Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Goswami surname means 'lord of the world'. It comes from the words go, which means 'world', and swami, which means 'lord'. In Hinduism it refers to clan or person with the knowledge of humanity and spiritual power to conquer the world.
- sidharthGoswami Demographics
Average Male Goswami Height
171.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goswami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goswami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goswami (Bengali: গোস্বামী, Hindi: गोस्वामी, Marathi: गोसावी, Oriya: େଗାାମୀ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goswami.
How Common Is The Last Name Goswami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Goswami is the 1,708th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 22,628 people. The last name Goswami is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Goswami live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 227,243rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,214 people.
Goswami is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 296,842 people, or 1 in 2,584. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 52 percent are found, Bihar, where 10 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 8 percent are found. Beside India this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Goswami Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goswami surname are 1.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Goswami earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.17% more than the national average, earning R 406,764 per year; in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $55,748 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Goswami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Goswami in the Bengali language | ||
| গোস্বামী | gosbami | 98.88 |
| গোস্বমী | gosbami | 0.46 |
| গোস্বামি | gosbami | 0.33 |
| গোশ্বামী | gosbami | 0.05 |
| গৌস্বামি | gausbami | 0.03 |
| গোশ্বামি | gosbami | 0.03 |
| গোস্মামী | gosmami | 0.03 |
| গোশ্বমী | gosbami | 0.03 |
| গোস্বমি | gosbami | 0.03 |
| গ্বোস্বামী | gbosbami | 0.03 |
| গোস্বামী | gosbami | 0.03 |
| গোষ্বামী | gosbami | 0.03 |
| গৌস্বামী | gausbami | 0.03 |
| Goswami in the Hindi language | ||
| गोस्वामी | gosvami | 97.75 |
| गोस्वमी | gosvami | 0.74 |
| गौस्वामी | gausvami | 0.44 |
| गोसवामी | gosavami | 0.09 |
| गोस्वामि | gosvami | 0.04 |
| गाोस्वामी | gaosvami | 0.03 |
| गोश्वामी | gosvami | 0.03 |
| गोस्वमाी | gosvamai | 0.02 |
| गेास्बामी | geasbami | 0.01 |
| गोरस्वामी | gorasvami | 0.01 |
| गोस्मामी | gosmami | 0.01 |
| गोज्ञवामी | gojnavami | 0.01 |
| गौवामी | gauvami | 0.01 |
| गॊस्वामी | gosvami | 0.01 |
| गोस्वाम | gosvama | 0.01 |
| गो्स्वामी | gosvami | 0.01 |
| गेास्बाामी | geasbaami | 0.01 |
| गोव्वामी | govvami | 0.01 |
| Goswami in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାାମୀ | egaami | 71.35 |
| େଗାାମି | egaami | 24.83 |
| େଗାାମ | egaama | 1.62 |
| େଗୗାମି | egaami | 0.1 |
| େଗାସାମୀ | egasami | 0.1 |
| ସମୀର | samira | 0.1 |
| େଗୗାମୀ | egaami | 0.1 |
| ସଂବିତ୍ | sambit | 0.05 |
| େଗାସ୍ୱାମି | egaswami | 0.05 |
| ସୁେଗାାମୀ | suegaami | 0.05 |
| େଗାେସଂଇ | egaesami | 0.05 |
| ଦାଶେଗାାମୀ | dasegaami | 0.05 |
| ଶମିର୍ା | samira | 0.05 |
| େଗାସଯ୍ାମୀ | egasayami | 0.05 |
| େସାନାଲି | esanali | 0.05 |
| ସମିର | samira | 0.05 |
| ଶମିର୍ଲା | samirla | 0.05 |
| େଗାସଯ୍ାମି | egasayami | 0.05 |
| ସବିତା | sabita | 0.05 |
| Goswami in the Marathi language | ||
| गोसावी | gosavi | 48.48 |
| गोसवामी | gosavami | 18.18 |
| गोसामी | gosami | 9.09 |
| समीर | samira | 9.09 |
| गोसवानी | gosavani | 6.06 |
| ओिसम | oisama | 3.03 |
| उगमी | ugami | 3.03 |
| गोसवािम | gosavaima | 3.03 |
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