Göttling Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Göttling Surname User-submission:

The Göttling surname means 'from God' or 'God has given'.

Göttling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6181:130,26815,867
Austria351:243,29828,936
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Gottling (104) are calculated separately.

Göttling Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Göttling surname means 'from God' or 'God has given'.

- natashagottling

Göttling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göttling occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gottling. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Göttling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Göttling is the 496,702nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Göttling are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 130,268. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottling96104/
Götling9322/
Göthling88236/
Gettling8891/
Gattling8860/
Götlin8617/
Goettling82236/
Gatling803,676/
Göthlin80284/
Götlind8087/
Getling8039/
Gattlin8038/
Gottlin8032/
Gotling8022/
Gettlin8021/
Gietling7534/
Goetling755/
Gothling752/
Ghatling751/
Gatlin7113,271/
Gotlin71172/
Getlin71118/
Goethling713/
Goettleng710/
Gattlen67379/
Gothlin6724/
Gotleng676/
Gottiln671/
Ghatlin671/
Gatllin671/
Gatleng671/
Gettlen670/
Kgotleng631,086/
Kgatleng6333/
Ghetllin631/
D'Gatlin631/
Goethlin631/
Kgotlaeng5931/
Gotlén5713/
Getlen578/
Gotlen577/
Gatlen577/
Gatiln571/
Gatilnn531/
Gethlen530/
Giethlen5050/

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Footnotes

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