Ghowsi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ghowsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghowsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ghowsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghowsi occurs most in Iran. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghowsi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Ghowsi reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ghowsi is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Ghowsi Last Name Statistics demography

Ghowsi earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowsi911/
Ghawsi8313/
Ghowse8311/
Ghobsi836/
Gowsai833/
Gowshi831/
Ghowchi772,622/
Gouwsie771/
Gowse7325/
Gowsy7321/
Gowsa735/
Gawsi732/
Gobsi731/
Gowgi731/
Ghawji67491/
Gowsee6781/
Gawsit6711/
Ghefsi6710/
Ghafsi678/
Goubsi674/
Ghovse674/
Gouwse671/
Ghabsi671/
Kgawsi671/
Ghobzi671/
Gowsse671/
Gowsha671/
Gowsey671/
Gowsay671/

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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 Ghowsi
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