Goswami Surname

1,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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.

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Goswami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India296,8421:2,584259
Bangladesh17,8431:8,931770
United States1,8021:201,14319,781
Nepal1,0271:27,7321,115
United Arab Emirates6411:14,2941,755
England6171:90,3059,745
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Oman2111:17,4791,775
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Thailand1671:422,98474,095
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
China221:62,150,9803,380
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
France111:6,038,429280,838
Finland111:499,70030,478
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway71:734,61250,907
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

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.

- sidharth

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goswami in the Bengali language
গোস্বামীgosbami98.88
গোস্বমীgosbami0.46
গোস্বামিgosbami0.33
গোশ্বামীgosbami0.05
গৌস্বামিgausbami0.03
গোশ্বামিgosbami0.03
গোস্মামীgosmami0.03
গোশ্বমীgosbami0.03
গোস্বমিgosbami0.03
গ্বোস্বামীgbosbami0.03
গোস্বামীgosbami0.03
গোষ্বামীgosbami0.03
গৌস্বামীgausbami0.03
Goswami in the Hindi language
गोस्वामीgosvami97.75
गोस्वमीgosvami0.74
गौस्वामीgausvami0.44
गोसवामीgosavami0.09
गोस्वामिgosvami0.04
गाोस्वामीgaosvami0.03
गोश्वामीgosvami0.03
गोस्वमाीgosvamai0.02
गेास्बामीgeasbami0.01
गोरस्वामीgorasvami0.01
गोस्मामीgosmami0.01
गोज्ञवामीgojnavami0.01
गौवामीgauvami0.01
गॊस्वामीgosvami0.01
गोस्वामgosvama0.01
गो्स्वामीgosvami0.01
गेास्बाामीgeasbaami0.01
गोव्वामीgovvami0.01
Goswami in the Oriya language
େଗାାମୀegaami71.35
େଗାାମିegaami24.83
େଗାାମegaama1.62
େଗୗାମିegaami0.1
େଗାସାମୀegasami0.1
ସମୀରsamira0.1
େଗୗାମୀegaami0.1
ସଂବିତ୍sambit0.05
େଗାସ୍ୱାମିegaswami0.05
ସୁେଗାାମୀsuegaami0.05
େଗାେସଂଇegaesami0.05
ଦାଶେଗାାମୀdasegaami0.05
ଶମିର୍ାsamira0.05
େଗାସଯ୍ାମୀegasayami0.05
େସାନାଲିesanali0.05
ସମିରsamira0.05
ଶମିର୍ଲାsamirla0.05
େଗାସଯ୍ାମିegasayami0.05
ସବିତାsabita0.05
Goswami in the Marathi language
गोसावीgosavi48.48
गोसवामीgosavami18.18
गोसामीgosami9.09
समीरsamira9.09
गोसवानीgosavani6.06
ओिसमoisama3.03
उगमीugami3.03
गोसवािमgosavaima3.03

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