Goßens Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Goßens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goßens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1661:484,97341,888
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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

Goßens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goßens occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Goëns. Click here to see other potential spellings of Goßens.

How Common Is The Last Name Goßens? popularity and diffusion

Goßens is the 1,338,236th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Goßens occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goßens reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Goßens is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 484,973. In Germany Goßens is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gooßens92160/
Goëns911/
Gosens83412/
Gozens8322/
Gotens8319/
Goxens835/
Gons80527/
Gossens771,052/
Goosens77834/
Gotsens77114/
Goysens7755/
Gottens7753/
Godsens7733/
Goesens7724/
Goheens7710/
Gohsens779/
Goixens776/
Gozzens771/
Gousens771/
Gooiens771/
Gochens770/
Goins7328,138/
Gonse73368/
Goyns7387/
Ngons7322/
Ghons7314/
Gohns7311/
Gouns738/
Gonsz738/
Goons734/
Gonst734/
Ozens733/
Gonss732/
Osens731/
Gonns730/
Goossens7130,024/
Goessens712,236/
Goussens7121/
Goohsens719/
Gooseens711/
Gatens67707/
Gonsch67136/
Gomnæs6784/
Ghouns6775/
Gounse6774/
Ghonse6770/
Gonsse6721/
Gozins6717/
Ghonsh6711/
Goosssens677/
Goinns676/
Gotins676/
Gotems674/
Goossense672/
Ngoins671/
Gacens671/
Oxxens671/
Goosshens671/
Goosseens671/
Otcens671/
Osense671/
Gosins671/
Gonshe670/
Gocins670/
Ggoins670/

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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 Goßens
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