Gaouir Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Gaouir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaouir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2111:183,08822,600
France361:1,845,076161,051
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gaouir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaouir occurs most in Algeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaouir? popularity and diffusion

Gaouir is the 1,009,375th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Gaouir live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 183,088. In Algeria Gaouir is primarily found in: Jijel Province, where 55 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 44 percent are found and Boumerdès Province, where 0 percent are found. Beside Algeria Gaouir exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aouir912,261/
Haouir8311/
Aouire832/
Aouier832/
Aouhir831/
Gaujeir771/
Gaouher771/
Gaoer7386/
Aoair732/
Ghauouyr711/
Gauahier711/
Aujair6737/
Aojair6714/
Ouahir674/
Gaoher672/
Gaucheair671/
Aoaire671/
Aojeir671/
Oujair671/
Gauaer670/

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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 Gaouir
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