Gawdey Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States

Gawdey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawdey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gawdey Last Name Facts

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

Gawdey is most common in India. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gawdey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawdey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawdey is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gawdey is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Gawdey are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Gawdey is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Gawdey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gawdey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawde91139,500/
Awdey9110/
Gawdy910/
Gowdey83170/
Gavdey8341/
Ghawde8330/
Gaawde835/
Gawdhe834/
Gawdae834/
Gawdet834/
Gawder833/
Gawday832/
Gawdei831/
Gawdie830/
Awdy801,405/
Awde80471/
Awdeuyi773/
Gawdiya773/
Gaewdee771/
Gowdy734,119/
Gavde733,588/
Gawda731,207/
Avdey731,203/
Gawdi73100/
Abdey7384/
Awdeh7357/
Awday7347/
Gowde7329/
Gabde7329/
Awdje7328/
Aawde7312/
Awdie734/
Hawdy733/
Awdye733/
Hawde732/
Gabdy731/
Gewde731/
Awdee731/
Gafde730/
Ghavde67969/
Gowdie67530/
Gaavde6796/
Ghewde6732/
Gavdhe6716/
Awdaya6715/
Gowday678/
Gavder676/
Gawdis676/
Afdeyi675/
Abdeya674/
Owdeye673/
Howdey673/
Gavday673/
Habdey673/
Hawdje673/
Hawdeh673/
Gavdae672/
Hawday672/
Abdeye672/
Awdiya672/
Gowdea671/
Awdett671/
Aawhde671/
Gavtde671/
Gawdhi671/
Ghabde671/
Gobdey671/
Ghawda671/
Avdeey671/
Avdeye671/
Gawdai671/
Gowdet671/
Ghabdy671/
Ghafdy671/
Awduya671/
Gaewda671/
Gowdee670/

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Gawdey Reference & Research

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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 Gawdey
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