Gotschalk Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gotschalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotschalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Gotschalk Last Name Facts

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

Gotschalk has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotschalk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,828,462nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Gotschalk is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gotschalk live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 64 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Gotschalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gotschalk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gotschalk last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gotschalk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gotschalk surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gotschalk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,976 USD per year.

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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 Gotschalk
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