Göss Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Göss Surname User-submission:

Göss is a German surname meaning 'gutter', 'trash'.

Göss 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
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Göss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Göss is a German surname meaning 'gutter', 'trash'.

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Göss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göss is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Göss occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Göss live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Göss is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 63 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Brandenburg, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

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
Gösse8925/
Gös8643/
Göse7558/
Göst7535/
Göhs7524/
Gösh751/
Gäss751/
Goess67353/
Gőgös67233/
Gösch67192/
Gaess6784/
Gö6725/
Göhse672/
Ghöse671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Göss
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