Gösta Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Gösta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Gosta (484) are calculated separately.
Gösta (8,567) may also be a first name.
Gösta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gösta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gösta occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gosta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gösta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gösta are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia. Gösta is also the 67,961st most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 8,567 people.
The last name Gösta is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Gösta is mostly found in: Värmland County, where 43 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 43 percent live and Stockholm County, where 14 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 9 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosta | 93 | 484 | / |
| Gesta | 80 | 4,114 | / |
| Gasta | 80 | 1,542 | / |
| Göztaş | 73 | 589 | / |
| Giesta | 73 | 329 | / |
| Gastea | 73 | 80 | / |
| Gaszta | 73 | 33 | / |
| Goshta | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gostau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gestay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghasta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ghosta | 73 | 7 | / |
| Göztas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gastai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gashta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaesta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goesta | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gostha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gastta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gastau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gostah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gastha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geshta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gastay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gesteau | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gheesta | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaschta | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ghoshta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gieszta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giestay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gösta
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