Göcking Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göcking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Göcking Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2861:281,48829,497
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Gocking (106) are calculated separately.

Göcking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göcking is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Gocking. For other possible spellings of Göcking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göcking? popularity and diffusion

The last name Göcking is the 899,940th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göcking live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 281,488. In Germany Göcking is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gocking95106/
Göking9224/
Gecking8617/
Goecking80275/
Göcken77119/
Gaking77104/
Goking7774/
Geking7721/
Geckin7715/
Gäking778/
Gockin771/
Gögcin771/
Goeking71183/
Göken671,024/
Gokin67209/
Gekin67166/
Gakin67157/
Gackienė675/
Godsking672/
Gökün671/
Gacquing671/
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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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  • 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 Göcking
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