Gordowa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gordowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gordowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gordowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gordowa occurs most in Liberia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gordowa? popularity and diffusion

Gordowa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gordowa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia it is most common in: Bomi County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Liberia Gordowa occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorowa92139/
Gordow925/
Gordova861,475/
Gurdowa8661/
Gordawa8612/
Gordoba868/
Ngorowa861/
Ordoway860/
Gordaway801/
Gordov77739/
Gurdow77208/
Gardow77164/
Ordova7754/
Gordab7715/
Garowa777/
Ordoba773/
Gord731,737/
Gurdova715,682/
Ordovas71667/
Gerdova71253/
Hordova7155/
Hardowa7145/
Gortova7145/
Gardova7117/
Gordová7116/
Gordoff714/
Gardawa713/
Ordaway712/
Gordava711/
Orddova711/
Goorova711/
Gargowa711/
Gordaba711/
Gourd671,458/
Gordt67220/
Gordovoy67114/
Gordh6782/
Goord6733/
Gords6724/
Ghord6718/
Goerd6712/
Gardaway676/
Gordz675/
Hardoway673/
Gardouba671/
Gardowoh671/
Gordd671/
Hordaway671/
Gardobai671/
Kgord671/
Goird671/
Goyrd671/
Gorrd670/

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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 Gordowa
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