Goswe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Goswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Goswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goswe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goswe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Goswe is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Goswe reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Goswe is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshwe | 91 | 187 | / |
| Gosswe | 91 | 39 | / |
| Goswey | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ghoshwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaswe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Goswa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Gosue | 80 | 5 | / |
| Goswi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gosbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goshw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gosweehr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gosbee | 73 | 733 | / |
| Kgaswe | 73 | 538 | / |
| Goswai | 73 | 79 | / |
| Ngaswe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Goshue | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nguswe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Gaeswe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ghosue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kgeswe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gashwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ghoswh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goshwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gosbey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gosway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gousue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gozweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoswi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouswh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gotsue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gushwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gosbea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Godsue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gooswit | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gaeshwe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Goosbey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Goosbee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngashwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngossue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoshwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gousbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gossbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Goswe
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