Goswin Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Goswin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goswin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Goswin (503) may also be a first name.

Goswin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goswin occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goswin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goswin is the 2,152,526th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Goswin is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Goswin live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 377,962nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 503 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Goswin is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Goswin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goswin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goswin surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goswain9217/
Goswina921/
Gosswin921/
Goswing921/
Gosswein8646/
Goodswin8622/
Gosswinn861/
Godswing861/
Gosswint861/
Gosbin8360/
Gosuin8335/
Geswin8319/
Goswen830/
Gaswin830/
Gossuin77543/
Gaswint77165/
Gesswin7718/
Guswina7714/
Gossbin773/
Geswien772/
Gaswein770/
Gaswine770/
Goodswen71198/
Gasswint71134/
Gauswind711/
Gieswien711/
Ghoshbin711/
Geschwin711/
Gochwind710/
Gosuen67111/
Gusbin67106/
Gesuin671/
Gasbin671/
Gasuin671/
Gusuin671/

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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 Goswin
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