Across the world, Gothards (Got 
, Gothards 
, Готхард 
) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom feminine first name. The forename Gothards is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Ethiopia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and India. Also, Gothards is the last name as well as the forename.