Gottgens Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gottgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Göttgens (475) are calculated separately.

Gottgens Last Name Facts

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

Gottgens has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as: Göttgens. For other potential spellings of Gottgens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottgens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Gottgens live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gottgens is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 219,314. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 38 percent live, Overijssel, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Gottgens Last Name Statistics demography

Gottgens earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.44% more than the national average, earning R 438,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göttgens96475/
Goettgens9425/
Gattgens884/
Güttgens881/
Gottiens880/
Otgens8630/
Gogens860/
Gatgens80501/
Gotzens80150/
Gotsens80114/
Gätgens8053/
Gütgens8030/
Gosgens8019/
Getgens803/
Goggens802/
Gaetgens7519/
Gäthgens7516/
Gähtgens752/
Gädtgens752/
Gathgens752/
Gattjens751/
Gotthins750/
Gosens71412/
Gogins71240/
Gozens7122/
Gaehtgens7113/
Gagens711/
Goggins674,736/
Hodgens671,270/
Goosens67834/
Googins67554/
Gatjens67382/
Goijens6799/
Goysens6755/
Godsens6733/
Gaggens6729/
Gatiens6711/
Gohsens679/
Gadgens671/
Gatsens671/
Gozzens671/
Gatgenz671/
Gatzens671/
Gädgens671/
Godgins671/
Gougins671/
Atteins671/
Gousens671/
Gathens670/
Goygins670/

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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 Gottgens
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