Gottschling Surname

101,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gottschling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottschling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8811:20,7432,760
United States3661:990,32573,323
Poland1241:306,52236,280
Romania641:313,71727,893
Canada551:669,92054,285
Australia461:586,86342,409
Austria421:202,74825,305
Hungary161:613,51735,830
England131:4,286,005132,302
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Göttschling (5) are calculated separately.

Gottschling Last Name Facts

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

Gottschling is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Göttschling. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottschling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gottschling is the 101,641st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,568,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gottschling are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,881 people, or 1 in 20,743. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Bavaria, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gottschling exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Gottschling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gottschling has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gottschling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gottschling are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gottschling earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $40,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% more than the national average, earning $63,526 CAD per year.

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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 Gottschling
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