Göktas Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Göktas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göktas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Austria691:123,41217,157
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Göktaş (41,019), Goktas (629) & Goktaş (1) are calculated separately.

Göktas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göktas is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Göktaş, Goktas or Goktaş. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göktas? popularity and diffusion

Göktas is the 650,013th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. Göktas occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göktas live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Göktas Last Name Statistics demography

Göktas earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning 237,753 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göktaş9441,019/
Goktas94629/
Göcktas921/
Goktaş891/
Gögtas837/
Gektas831/
Goektas7710/
Gektash775/
Goktash771/
Gogtas674/
Goktaz671/
Gactas671/
Gactos504/

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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 Göktas
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