Gauw Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gauw (248) may also be a first name.

Gauw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gauw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gauw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gauw live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 248 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 29 percent live, New York, where 29 percent live and Minnesota, where 24 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Gauw Last Name Statistics demography

Gauw earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.25% more than the national average, earning $54,905 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauwe8935/
Gaw865,623/
Guw8612/
Kgauwe8058/
Gahiuw805/
Gajuwe801/
Gawe754,744/
Gouw752,224/
Gaub751,184/
Gauf75605/
Gawf75137/
Guwe75130/
Ghaw7559/
Gauv7533/
Cgaw755/
Gawt754/
Gahw753/
Nguw753/
Gaiw752/
Gavw752/
Kguw752/
Gawz752/
Gaww752/
Guvw751/
Hgaw751/
Geaw751/
Cguw751/
Gawp751/
Gusw751/
Guwh751/
Ngayouw732/
Gouwe671,203/
Gauff67334/
Gaiwe67276/
Gayaw67113/
Ngauv6758/
Ghawe6739/
Guhwe6734/
Ghauv6722/
Gajew6713/
Gaufe6711/
Gayub6711/
Ngeaw6710/
Gajwe678/
Gaawe677/
Kgawe676/
Gaubh675/
Gaiws675/
Gaweb674/
Gajub673/
Guwhe673/
Gachw672/
Geawe672/
Nghaw672/
Gujaw672/
Gauev672/
Gehaw671/
Gggaw671/
Gajow671/
Gahaw671/
Gawth671/
Gawss671/
Gaueb671/
Ggawe671/
Ghuwe671/
Guejw671/
Ghawz671/
Gayow671/
Gaubė671/
Goyaw671/
Gahwe670/

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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 Gauw
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