Gotvig Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gotvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Gotvig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gotvig (Russian: Готвиг) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Gotvig is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gotvig are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia Gotvig is most frequent in: Tula Oblast, where 50 percent live, Moscow, where 25 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 17 percent live. Outside of Russia Gotvig occurs in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govig91197/
Gosvig83433/
Ostvig8385/
Gotvik839/
Govaig830/
Gutvig830/
Gouvig830/
Gotvikh778/
Ostveig771/
Govic73170/
Govik7348/
Gobig7314/
Gavig733/
Gutvik6768/
Ostvik6712/
Ottvik673/
Ghobig673/
Goobig671/
Götvik671/
Gojvic671/
Gavaig671/

Gotvig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gotvig in the Russian language
Готвигgotvig-

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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 Gotvig
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