Göteborg Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Göteborg Surname User-submission:

Goteborg is the Swedish equivalent for Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. It is named after the goths, a historical people dating back to 1K+ years. From Stockholm, Gothenburg is 5h away by car and 3.5h away by train. Gothenburg's city proper has over 600K inhabitants and its larger metropolitan population is of 1.

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Göteborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Goteborg (2) are calculated separately.

Göteborg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Goteborg is the Swedish equivalent for Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city. It is named after the goths, a historical people dating back to 1K+ years. From Stockholm, Gothenburg is 5h away by car and 3.5h away by train. Gothenburg's city proper has over 600K inhabitants and its larger metropolitan population is of 1.08M inhabitants.

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Göteborg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Göteborg occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Goteborg. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göteborg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Göteborg is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göteborg reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Göteborg is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goteborg962/
Götborg9370/
Guteborg886/
Gatteborg823/
Götberg80117/
Gutborg801/
Gotborg801/
Gadeborg7517/
Kiteborg754/
Guteberg751/
Gottborg750/
Gotteberg71135/
Gutteberg7125/
Gueteberg710/
Katborg67157/
Gotberg67135/
Gutberg6789/
Godborg6723/
Gatberg6711/
Gadborg674/
Kedborg674/
Gadde Borg671/
Gøtberg671/
Gotburg670/

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