Göksu Surname

21,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Göksu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göksu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey24,3111:3,201457
Germany2921:275,70429,076
Northern Cyprus1841:1,734180
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Austria311:274,69131,731
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Goksu (238) & Göksü (2) are calculated separately.

Göksu (2,208) may also be a first name.

Göksu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göksu is most common in Turkey. It can appear as a variant: Goksu or Göksü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göksu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,824th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 292,473 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Göksu are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 159,191st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,208 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 24,311 people, or 1 in 3,201. In Turkey Göksu is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Adiyaman Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Göksu Last Name Statistics demography

Göksu earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.19% less than the national average, earning 255,426 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goksu93238/
Göksü932/
Gögsu80377/
Gaksu8022/
Goeksu734/
Gokshu731/
Goksou731/
Gökçü60613/
Gagsou551/
Gacsou551/

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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 Göksu
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