Goew Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Goew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Goew (133) may also be a first name.

Goew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goew has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goew is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Goew live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Goew is also the 804,402nd most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 133 people.

Goew is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Goew is primarily concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside and Sarawak, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goewe8920/
Ngoew891/
Goews891/
Gow8612,208/
Goohew803/
Gouw752,224/
Goev75499/
Ghow75383/
Gaew7515/
Goow758/
Gowf753/
Goef752/
Gowh751/
Govw751/
Qgow751/
Gouwe671,203/
Goeft6741/
Goufe6710/
Goepf679/
Goeff675/
Goofe671/
Goowe671/
Gahew671/
Goetv671/
Gooeb670/
Goefs670/
Goeph670/

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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 Goew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis