Gawde Surname

4,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gawde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India139,4791:5,500489
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gawde (71) may also be a first name.

Gawde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺩ, Hindi: गावडे, Marathi: गावडे) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawde? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,028th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,240 people. Gawde occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gawde are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gawde is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 71 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 139,479 people, or 1 in 5,500. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Goa, where 2 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghawde9130/
Gaawde915/
Gawdet914/
Gawdhe914/
Gawdey913/
Gawder913/
Gawdei911/
Gawdie910/
Gaewdee831/
Gavde803,588/
Gawda801,207/
Gawdi80100/
Gabde8029/
Gowde8029/
Gewde801/
Gawdy800/
Gafde800/
Ghavde73969/
Gowdie73530/
Gowdey73170/
Gaavde7396/
Gavdey7341/
Ghewde7332/
Gavdhe7316/
Gawdis736/
Gavder736/
Gawday732/
Gawdai731/
Gowdet731/
Gowdea731/
Ghawda731/
Ghabde731/
Gawdhi731/
Gavtde731/
Gowdee730/
Ghafdeh6720/
Ngowdee671/
Gaabdeh671/

Gawde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawde in the Hindi language
गावडेgavade-
Gawde in the Marathi language
गावडेgavade99.91
वाडेvade0
आंदेande0
गौडेgaude0
गवदेgavade0
बगाडेbagade0
गाक्डेgakde0
उगाडेugade0
गावडे़gavade0
गावेडेgavede0
जाडेjade0
गवाडेgavade0
गावडॆgavade0
बडेbade0
गाबडेgabade0
गावदेgavade0
ग़ावडेgavade0
गवडेgavade0
Gawde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺩkwad50
ﻛﺎﻭﺩﻯkawdy50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawde
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