Gawans Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Gawans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Gawans Last Name Facts

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

Gawans (Marathi: गवस) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gawans is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Gawans live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awans9112/
Gowans834,079/
Awanse8365/
Gawens8331/
Ajwans8330/
Aiwans8315/
Gavans8311/
Awains831/
Hawans831/
Awhanse77395/
Gawehns77169/
Aiwanse7710/
Awansse779/
Ahwanse775/
Hawains774/
Gaivans773/
Eawains772/
D'Awans772/
Awahnse771/
Gowanss771/
Ghavans771/
Gawanje771/
Gowanse771/
Avans73810/
Abans73438/
Awanx7317/
Owans7316/
Awaãs731/
Awams731/
Awhansse712/
Gauvansh711/
Gowens671,597/
Gavens67264/
Govans67151/
Awanze67111/
Habans6795/
Avanse6734/
Awonse6711/
Eavans6710/
Awance674/
Ayvans672/
Gobans672/
Aivans672/
Gevans672/
Awamse671/
Havans671/
Avansh671/
Oweans671/
Abhans671/
Awanje671/
Owanse671/
Gauthuans670/
Howans670/

Gawans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawans in the Marathi language
गवसgavasa-

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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
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  • 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 Gawans
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