Gottfred Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gottfred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada771:478,51441,057
Denmark71:806,38843,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gottfred (51) may also be a first name.

Gottfred Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottfred occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottfred? popularity and diffusion

Gottfred is the 1,286,243rd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gottfred are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gottfred is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 77 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 44 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Gottfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gottfred has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottfred last name rose 9,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottfred Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gottfred surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gottfred earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning $55,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,386 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gottfred
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