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 Goswami Salary in
United States
$51,356 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goswami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goswami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goswami (Bengali: গোস্বামী, Hindi: गोस्वामी, Marathi: गोसावी, Oriya: େଗାାମୀ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goswami? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,708th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 22,628 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Goswami reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 227,243rd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,214 people.
The surname Goswami is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 296,842 people, or 1 in 2,584. In India Goswami is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 52 percent live, Bihar, where 10 percent live and Jharkhand, where 8 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Goswami Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Goswami are 1.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.08% registered with the 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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