Gottstein Surname

217,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gottstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1511:69,9448,930
United States4301:842,92864,333
Czechia851:125,10020,092
Austria641:133,05418,198
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Hungary121:818,02342,199
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Gottštein (8) are calculated separately.

Gottstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gottstein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Gottštein. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gottstein is the 217,892nd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,874,293 people. The last name Gottstein is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gottstein live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gottstein is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,151 people, or 1 in 69,944. In Germany Gottstein is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Czechia, where 5 percent live.

Gottstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gottstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottstein last name rose 1,654 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gottstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gottstein are 3.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.34% registered with the party.

Gottstein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,112 USD 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 Gottstein
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