Gottweis Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gottweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gottweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Austria151:567,69652,281
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gottweis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gottweis is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gottweis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gottweis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gottweis is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Gottweis is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gottweis live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Gottweis is primarily found in: Berlin, where 33 percent are found, Saxony, where 30 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Gottweis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gottweis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gottweis surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottweiss9437/
Gottweisz9428/
Gottweihs943/
Gottweiß8839/
Gottweisová843/
Gottweisova842/
Gutweis8012/
Gottweissová802/
Gotwais801/
Gotwi7720/
Gotwe779/
Gottwich759/
Gottwaid752/
Gottwait750/
Gottwa7112/
Hotwes717/
Ngotwe713/
Godwis711/
Ottues710/
Gotwich6744/
Nkgotwe6733/
Godwish678/
Godwise677/
Ngothwe671/
Attwais671/
Outwise670/
Goodwis670/

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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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  • 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 Gottweis
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