Gottwald Surname
Approximately 14,649 people bear this surname
Gottwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,553 | 1:6,968 | 863 |
| United States | 889 | 1:407,715 | 35,522 |
| Czechia | 759 | 1:14,010 | 2,027 |
| Austria | 535 | 1:15,917 | 2,366 |
| Poland | 175 | 1:217,193 | 28,426 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Hungary | 47 | 1:208,857 | 17,470 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
Gottwald (74) may also be a first name.
Gottwald Demographics
Average Gottwald Salary in
United States
$49,002 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gottwaldt | 94 | 134 | / |
| Gottwauld | 94 | 5 | / |
| Gottwalds | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ngottwald | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gotwald | 93 | 420 | / |
| Gottwalt | 88 | 424 | / |
| Gootwald | 88 | 2 | / |
| Guttwald | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gottuald | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gothwald | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gottwold | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gottwaldová | 84 | 846 | / |
| Gottwaldova | 84 | 12 | / |
| Gottwaltz | 82 | 18 | / |
| Gottwalts | 82 | 7 | / |
| Gotwalt | 80 | 594 | / |
| Gutwald | 80 | 328 | / |
| Godwald | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gotuald | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gatwald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Getwald | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gotwold | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gotwaldová | 78 | 5 | / |
| Godwaldt | 75 | 198 | / |
| Goodwald | 75 | 52 | / |
| Gotwaltz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gottwolt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gotwalts | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gutwaldová | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gutwalt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Godwalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godbald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gudwald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gotualt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Godwold | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gottwald
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