Gottwald Surname

36,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Gottwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,5531:6,968863
United States8891:407,71535,522
Czechia7591:14,0102,027
Austria5351:15,9172,366
Poland1751:217,19328,426
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Hungary471:208,85717,470
England451:1,238,17956,985
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Denmark291:194,64516,083
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
France211:3,162,987209,042
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guam11:160,1214,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Gottwald (74) may also be a first name.

Gottwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottwald occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottwald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,030th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 497,477 people. Gottwald is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gottwald live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 74 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 11,553 people, or 1 in 6,968. In Germany Gottwald is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany Gottwald exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Gottwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gottwald has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 823 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gottwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gottwald last name are 4.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gottwald earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning 339,821 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning R 256,620 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,915 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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