Goowa Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Goowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1421:274,92419,750
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Goowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goowa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Goowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goowa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 274,924. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 39 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 24 percent are found and Budaka District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgoowa912/
Ggoowa911/
Gowa894,488/
Gowah80855/
Kgowa80740/
Gooba80301/
Gohwa80298/
Goova80128/
Goway80117/
Gouwa8083/
Gowai8075/
Goiwa8013/
Gowea806/
Ghowa804/
Gowoa803/
Ggowa802/
Gooua801/
Goewa801/
Gowaz801/
Gowha801/
Gowua801/
Gowaa801/
Goowe801/
Ngoywa7341/
Nggowa7333/
Goweah7326/
Ghowad7313/
Goeway7312/
Gowaid7310/
Gouywa738/
Goobai736/
Kgojwa734/
Gowaia732/
Gosway732/
Goweau732/
Gowath732/
Gouwah732/
Goobah732/
Ngoowe732/
Ngowwa731/
Ghoowi731/
Goewah731/
Ghowga731/
Goovea731/
Ngoowi731/
Ngohwa731/
Nngowa731/
Goouad731/
Goiwah731/
Gowhai731/
Gowhah731/
Gouwea731/
Ngojwa731/
Goba6725,737/
Gawa674,733/
Gobo674,384/
Gova673,446/
Gowe672,469/
Guwa672,273/
Govo671,915/
Gowo67571/
Gowi67307/
Gooswit6794/
Gowatch6719/
Gowasch6710/
Gowy678/
Gowé672/
Kgouwah671/
Ghojwai671/
Goshwai671/
Gowhash671/
Ghoovas671/
Ngouwai671/

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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 Goowa
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