Gottfried Surname
Approximately 9,153 people bear this surname
Gottfried Surname Definition:
(Ger.) see Godfrey in Dict.
Gottfried Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,428 | 1:23,485 | 3,110 |
| United States | 3,237 | 1:111,974 | 12,153 |
| Israel | 540 | 1:15,847 | 2,372 |
| Canada | 376 | 1:97,994 | 10,662 |
| Poland | 257 | 1:147,894 | 21,152 |
| Austria | 240 | 1:35,481 | 5,724 |
| Russia | 230 | 1:626,622 | 54,766 |
| Czechia | 210 | 1:50,636 | 8,489 |
| Argentina | 136 | 1:314,290 | 24,990 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Hungary | 77 | 1:127,484 | 11,841 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Kazakhstan | 33 | 1:535,833 | 38,572 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 128 | 1:392,333 | 29,245 |
The alternate forms: Göttfried (193) are calculated separately.
Gottfried (83,811) may also be a first name.
Gottfried Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) see Godfrey in Dict.
Gottfried Demographics
Average Gottfried Salary in
United States
$48,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gottfried Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gottfried Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gottfried (Russian: Готтфриед) is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Göttfried. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gottfried? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 55,478th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 796,192 people. The surname Gottfried occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gottfried live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 11,905th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 83,811 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 3,428 people, or 1 in 23,485. In Germany Gottfried is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.
Gottfried Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gottfried has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gottfried last name increased 2,529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gottfried Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gottfried last name are 35.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gottfried earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,660 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,177 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gottfried Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gottfried in the Russian language | ||
| Готтфриед | gottfried | - |
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Gottfried Reference & Research
Gottlieb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gottlieb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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