Gottselig Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Gottselig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottselig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2711:297,06830,611
Brazil2491:859,73631,019
Canada1721:214,21920,702
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Austria221:387,06540,442
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gottselig Last Name Facts

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

Gottselig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gottselig.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottselig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 416,195th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. Gottselig occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gottselig are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gottselig is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 297,068. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 53 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

Gottselig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gottselig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottselig surname expanded 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottselig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gottselig surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gottselig earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning $48,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,201 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 Gottselig
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