Gössmann Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gössmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gössmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Gossmann (2,217) are calculated separately.

Gössmann Last Name Facts

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

Gössmann is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gossmann. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gössmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Gössmann reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Bavaria, where 30 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gossmann962,217/
Gösmann93125/
Gassmann887,665/
Gessmann88177/
Gösman862/
Giessmann82296/
Goessmann8296/
Gossman803,181/
Gassman802,896/
Gosmann80883/
Gößmann80507/
Gasmann80210/
Gessman80147/
Gesmann8034/
Goesmann75250/
Giessman75136/
Goessman75125/
Gehsmann7537/
Ghasmann7523/
Gaszmann7514/
Gohsmann7512/
Gesshman751/
Ghossman751/
Gaassman750/
Gosman712,420/
Gasman71767/
Gesman71311/
Goschmann7115/
Giehsmann712/
Gieszmann712/
Gaßmann673,141/
Goßmann671,622/
Geßmann67385/
Gohsman67178/
Ghosman67148/
Giesman67124/
Goesman67106/
Gaszman6781/
Goshman6757/
Ghasman6746/
Gosmain6731/
Gahsman6710/
Geshman672/
Goszman671/
Gosmman671/
Gozmann671/
Gaasman671/
Gashman670/
Gassmon670/
Gehsman670/

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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 Gössmann
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