Gottfriedsen Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gottfriedsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottfriedsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gottfriedsen Last Name Facts

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

Gottfriedsen is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottfriedsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gottfriedsen reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Gottfriedsen is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 46 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gottfriedsen
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