Worldwide, Gottwald (Gottwald 
, גוטוולד 
, Готвальд 
) is a rare male forename. The first name Gottwald is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare male name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. Much more frequently, Gottwald is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gottwald | Austria, Poland, Germany, United States, Czechia |
| גוטוולד | Israel |
| Готвальд | Ukraine, Russia |
Gottwald is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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klement gottwald 5th President of Czechoslovakia, CZ (b. 1896) |
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| clytus gottwald German composer, conductor and musicologist, DE (b. 1925) |
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