Gotosa Surname

328,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Gotosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0991:14,0481,939
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gotosa (16) may also be a first name.

Gotosa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gotosa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gotosa is the 328,822nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,460,590 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gotosa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gotosa is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,099 people, or 1 in 14,048. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 29 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 27 percent reside and Harare Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Gotosa occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gothosa9211/
Gostosa921/
Otosa9163/
Gotoza83243/
Otosha8334/
Otousa839/
Gotosi834/
Gotesa833/
Gatosa832/
Gotose832/
Gotoso831/
Otosia831/
Otoisa831/
Otuosa831/
Ottosa831/
Gostoso771,905/
Gotessa7741/
Ngotoza779/
O'Tousa779/
Gotouza778/
Gotosis775/
Gustosa775/
Gotusah774/
Gotoshi773/
Gotasca771/
Gattosa771/
Hothosa771/
Gottusa771/
Gotesha771/
Gototsi771/
Atosa73443/
Otasa7319/
Otoza7311/
Otoso736/
Gotoshie7140/
Gotoessi7130/
Ngothoza7113/
Gostasad711/
Gotodjas711/
Outoussa711/
Atosha677,951/
Otosei67699/
Hatosa67207/
Gutusa67203/
Goteza67106/
Gutosi6743/
Otozai6743/
Gotuzo6732/
Gotasi6732/
Otasia6723/
Gotuse6717/
Otocha6715/
Otuoza6710/
Gotaco679/
Otosio679/
Otoiso676/
Atoxsa675/
Atousa675/
Gatosi675/
Gatesa674/
Otasai674/
Gatasa673/
Atosas673/
Atossa672/
Gatusa672/
Atoosa672/
Goteso672/
Gotoze671/
Otassa671/
Attosa671/
Gatose671/
Gatoca671/
Getesa671/
Atotsa671/
Gotazo671/
Gotozo671/
Otasah671/
Atosai671/
Atosad671/
Goutoessi671/
Gotahasad671/
Gotuso671/
Gotaca671/
Gotoco671/
Otoiza671/
Otoyza671/
Ostoso671/
Gotthouse670/

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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 Gotosa
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