Gaws Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Gaws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gaws (23) may also be a first name.

Gaws Last Name Facts

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

Gaws is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaws? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Gaws are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 23 people.

The surname Gaws is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Gaws is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent live and Goa, where 25 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Gaws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gaws has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaws last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gauws899/
Gaiws895/
Ghaws894/
Gawsh892/
Gawss891/
Gawse890/
Ghawss807/
Gawshe801/
Gaiwes801/
Gabs75176/
Gows75107/
Gews7513/
Gavs7512/
Gafs757/
Gawz752/
Gouws6723,321/
Ghows6747/
Gowse6725/
Gowsh6713/
Ghafs6710/
Gowsz676/
Gavse673/
Gavås673/
Gaabs673/
Kgafs672/
Goews671/
Gabsh671/
Gavst671/
Ghavs671/
Goiws671/
Ghabs671/
Gabss671/
Gafsh671/
Ghawz671/

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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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  • 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 Gaws
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