Gotzens Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gotzens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotzens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

The alternate forms: Götzens (1) are calculated separately.

Gotzens Last Name Facts

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

Gotzens is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Götzens. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotzens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gotzens reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany Gotzens is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Gotzens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gotzens surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Gotzens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Götzens951/
Goetzens9359/
Gozens9222/
Gotsens86114/
Gatzens861/
Gozzens861/
Ozens833/
Gottgens80145/
Otjens77211/
Otgens7730/
Gozins7717/
Otcens771/
Gatgens71501/
Gatjens71382/
Gätjens71368/
Gauzens71128/
Gätgens7153/
Gutsens7140/
Godsens7133/
Gütgens7130/
Gutjens7121/
Gütjens7118/
Gouzins712/
Gotsems711/
Gatsens711/
Oitjens710/
Gochens710/
Goetschens710/
Göttgens67475/
Azens6769/
Gäthgens6716/
Gotchenz6714/
Hotchens675/
Gattgens674/
Gähtgens672/
Gädtgens672/
Ozenç672/
Gathgens672/
Güttgens671/
Godzenze671/
Gatchens671/
Gattjens671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gotzens
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