Gøthgen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gøthgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gøthgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gøthgen Last Name Facts

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

Gøthgen is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gøthgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gøthgen is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gøthgen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 376,314. In Denmark Gøthgen is primarily found in: North Denmark Region, where 53 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 33 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gothgen8613/
Gøthesen8048/
Guthagen806/
Gothagen801/
Getthagen751/
Gøtesen716/
Kathagen67147/
Gthin6715/
Gtene671/
Katthagen63212/
Gathagine635/
Kithageyan591/

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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 Gøthgen
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