Gotwals Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gotwals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotwals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Gotwals Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gotwals is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotwals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gotwals is the 968,490th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gotwals live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent reside, Indiana, where 12 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Korea, where 0 percent reside.

Gotwals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gotwals has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gotwals surname rose 297 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gotwals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gotwals surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Gotwals earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $52,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottwals93325/
Gotwalls930/
Gottwales881/
Gottwalls880/
Gotwols8669/
Gotuals860/
Getwals860/
Gottwalles82124/
Gottwalz8066/
Godwalls800/
Gottuals800/
Goodwals800/
Atwals770/
Goodwalls750/
Gatuals710/
Goodwalles710/
Gadbols572/

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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 Gotwals
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