Gottschalg Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gottschalg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottschalg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gottschalg Last Name Facts

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

Gottschalg occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottschalg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Gottschalg live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 522,763. In Germany Gottschalg is most common in: Thuringia, where 39 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Gottschalg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gottschalg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Gottschalg
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