Gottschau Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gottschau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottschau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Göttschau (1) are calculated separately.

Gottschau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottschau occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Göttschau. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gottschau.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottschau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gottschau is the 1,471,719th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Gottschau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Gottschau reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gottschau is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,201,574. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 31 percent live, Berlin, where 30 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 15 percent live.

Gottschau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gottschau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottschau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gottschau are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gottschau earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.56% less than the national average, earning $27,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göttschau961/
Gottshau943/
Gottscha940/
Gattschau8936/
Gottscheu8917/
Gotschaux897/
Goettscha890/
Gotscha8835/
Gottcha882/
Gottschaid841/
Gottschach840/
Gotschai825/
Gotchaux822/
Gotsha8033/
Gotcha8015/
Ngotsha75107/
Gatscha7555/
Godchau7526/
Goutcha751/
Gochhau751/
Gotchui751/
Gotchou751/
Gotchap751/
Gotchai751/
Goutsha751/
Gocha711,016/
Gotsu71937/
Gotca71509/
Godchaux71234/
Gotcu71164/
Gotsa7153/
Gochu7130/
Gatchaux719/
Goutchou713/
Gatschat713/
Godshaux712/
Gatshaus711/
Goutchus710/
Godchaus710/
Gachau673,678/
Goucha67317/
Gatcha67149/
Gochai6784/
Gatsha6769/
Goudchaux6757/
Kgotsa6746/
Gatshu6730/
Ngotsa6721/
Gatchu6720/
Goetsa6715/
Ghocha6712/
Gochha6712/
Gochah677/
Getshu677/
Gojcha674/
Gochay674/
Gotsou674/
Ghotsa674/
Getsha673/
Godcha673/
Gochue673/
Ghochu672/
Gotsay672/
Goutsa672/
Gochhu671/
Godsha671/
Goicha671/
Gotsue671/
Goodchaux671/
Goychu671/
Goitsu671/
Gotsai671/
Goutchaya671/
Gochea670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gottschau
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