Goswmi Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Goswmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goswmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3071:2,498,58479,775
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Goswmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goswmi (Bengali: গোস্বামী, Hindi: गोस्वामी) occurs most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goswmi? popularity and diffusion

Goswmi is the 876,631st most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. Goswmi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Goswmi are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 2,498,584. In India it is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 50 percent live, West Bengal, where 18 percent live and Assam, where 7 percent live. Beside India it exists in one country. It is also common in China, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goswmai9214/
Goshwmi923/
Ghoswmi922/
Gouswmi921/
Goswhmi921/
Gosvmi83245/
Gaswmi833/
Guswmi831/
Goshvmi7715/
Goshvmai711/
Gausvmi624/
Gaushvmi571/

Goswmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goswmi in the Bengali language
গোস্বামীgosbami-
Goswmi in the Hindi language
गोस्वामीgosvami66.67
गोस्वमीgosvami33.33

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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
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  • 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 Goswmi
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