Gösswein Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Gösswein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gösswein has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Gosswein. For other potential spellings of Gösswein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gösswein? popularity and diffusion
Gösswein is the 2,436,415th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Gösswein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gösswein are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Gösswein is most frequent 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 reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosswein | 96 | 46 | / |
| Göswein | 93 | 8 | / |
| Gesswein | 88 | 539 | / |
| Giesswein | 82 | 103 | / |
| Goesswein | 82 | 34 | / |
| Gaesswein | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gößwein | 80 | 747 | / |
| Geswein | 80 | 375 | / |
| Gaswein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gieswein | 75 | 149 | / |
| Gehswein | 75 | 16 | / |
| Goeswein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geßwein | 67 | 187 | / |
| Goswain | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gießwein | 63 | 83 | / |
| Giesvein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gieszvein | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gaswan | 57 | 20 | / |
| Gosven | 57 | 4 | / |
| Gosvin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gasvin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Goswan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gassuan | 53 | 57 | / |
| Ghoswan | 53 | 16 | / |
| Ghaswan | 53 | 2 | / |
| Gesvain | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ghashwan | 50 | 261 | / |
| Geszvain | 50 | 126 | / |
| Gasueann | 50 | 0 | / |
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