Gösswein Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gösswein Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Goth's friend'. May also be a locational surname, referencing the town of Gossweinstein, in the Forcheim area of Bavaria, Germany.

Gösswein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Austria51:1,703,08789,702

The alternate forms: Gosswein (46) are calculated separately.

Gösswein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Goth's friend'. May also be a locational surname, referencing the town of Gossweinstein, in the Forcheim area of Bavaria, Germany.

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Gösswein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gösswein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gosswein. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gösswein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gösswein are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Gösswein is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 71 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 15 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

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Gaesswein820/
Gößwein80747/
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Gaswein800/
Gieswein75149/
Gehswein7516/
Goeswein751/
Geßwein67187/
Goswain6717/
Gießwein6383/
Giesvein631/
Gieszvein591/
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Gosven574/
Gosvin572/
Gasvin571/
Goswan571/
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Ghoswan5316/
Ghaswan532/
Gesvain532/
Ghashwan50261/
Geszvain50126/
Gasueann500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gösswein
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