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 is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottschalg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gottschalg is the 1,017,412th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gottschalg are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 522,763. In Germany Gottschalg is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 39 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gottschalg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gottschalg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottschalg last name contracted 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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