Gös Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gös Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gös has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gös? popularity and diffusion

Gös is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Gös is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gös reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 45 percent live, Saxony, where 26 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göse8658/
Göss8636/
Göst8635/
Göhs8624/
Gösh861/
Gőgös75233/
Gösch75192/
Gösse7525/
Göhse752/
Ghöse751/
Göç676,770/
Göz676,446/
Gösche6763/
Göß6740/
Göx6733/
Gäs6719/
Goes5747,849/
Gaes57785/
Göçe57266/
Göőz5744/
Gäse5718/
Göce572/
Gäst571/
Gäss571/
Goess50353/
Gaess5084/
Goesh5075/
Göcht5054/
Gaesh5026/
Goehs507/
Ghoes504/
Ghuis502/
Ghaes501/
Goesz501/

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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 Gös
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