Gottfredsen Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gottfredsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottfredsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3501:16,1281,586
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Norway191:270,64728,127
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gottfredsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottfredsen is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gottfredsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottfredsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gottfredsen is the 617,991st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gottfredsen live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 16,128. In Denmark Gottfredsen is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent live, Region Zealand, where 28 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 24 percent live. Outside of Denmark Gottfredsen is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Gottfredsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gottfredsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gottfredsen last name expanded 1,386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottfredsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gottfredsen last name are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gottfredsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.02% more than the national average, earning 463,811 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $56,158 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
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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 Gottfredsen
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