Gou Surname

951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Gou Surname User-submission:

One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.

The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.

Gou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China554,9381:2,464162
Thailand1,0731:65,8338,378
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Spain4371:106,9848,573
United States4001:906,14768,222
India3761:2,040,06869,568
Indonesia3671:360,35231,069
Taiwan3411:68,753716
Benin3401:30,3994,010
Hong Kong2811:26,105494
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Ivory Coast1551:148,8476,971
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France1121:593,06078,954
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Canada761:484,81041,569
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Australia491:550,93340,757
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Greece201:553,99069,165
England201:2,785,90397,972
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Liberia171:259,32615,766
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gou (1,873) may also be a first name.

Gou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.

The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.

- guopatrick

Gou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gou (Hindi: गौड़, Marathi: गोउ, Russian: Гоу) is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gou is the 951st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,001 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gou reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Gou is also the 175,842nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 1,873 people.

It is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 554,938 people, or 1 in 2,464. Outside of China it occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Morocco, where 0 percent are found.

Gou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gou surname increased 1,905 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gou surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.79% more than the national average, earning $62,495 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goud86118,044/
Goue8613,188/
Gous867,489/
Gout864,047/
Goux863,952/
Gouy862,885/
Ngou862,691/
Gouh861,055/
Gohu86521/
Goup86192/
Gouz86126/
Ghou8643/
Goué8625/
Gouj8612/
Hgou862/
Gouë861/
Kgou861/
Gu804,835,026/
Ou801,663,139/
Go80337,643/
Gouet755,928/
Ghous754,093/
Ngouh752,686/
N'Gou751,499/
Ngoue751,157/
Gouez75969/
Goush75950/
Goult75697/
Gayou75564/
Gouch75466/
Ghout75463/
Gouya75358/
Goyau75311/
Gouye75281/
Gouhe75267/
Gouje75216/
Gouyd75195/
Nggou75175/
Goues75153/
Gouha75140/
Goust75125/
Gouja75116/
Gouts75110/
Gaoue7599/
Goudt7568/
Ghoud7561/
Gouia7556/
Gouji7556/
Gouds7552/
Ngouy7552/
Gouss7547/
Agiou7538/
Goudh7532/
Gouyo7532/
Goueh7527/
Goudz7524/
Ghouy7524/
Goued7516/
Gouph7515/
Gouys7515/
Ghouh759/
Gouès758/
Ghouz757/
Goutt756/
Gouët756/
Goudd755/
Ghoue755/
Gajou755/
Gaiou755/
Gauou754/
Ghouj754/
Goujo754/
Ngoué754/
Ggous754/
Goudp753/
Gouie753/
Gouhs752/
Goutd752/
Gouee752/
Gouës752/
Ggoud751/
Goucz751/
Gouiy751/
Gousd751/
Goutp751/
Nghou751/
Gouyt751/
Gouëz751/
Kgoue751/
Hou674,316,647/
Ngo671,485,291/
Goh67135,156/
Gau6782,928/
God6762,363/
Gop6755,997/
Ngu6739,140/
Gut6716,764/
Goo6715,332/
Guz6712,452/
Goi6711,438/
Goy6710,657/
Goa677,604/
Oud675,223/
Gos675,038/
Gho674,419/
Got673,995/
Oue673,704/
Goe673,377/
Out672,779/
Gud672,305/
Guh672,163/
Goj672,003/
Gus671,710/
Goz67978/
Ohu67767/
Gup67760/
Goß67757/
Goujat67754/
Goyeau67739/
Ghu67732/
Ous67549/
Ouz67516/
Ghoush67465/
Gouyet67418/
Ngouya67405/
Gahoue67374/
Guß67343/
Guu67325/
Ouj67321/
Ouy67279/
Gouiez67236/
Goï67210/
Guj67207/
Ngayou67182/
Ouh67169/
Ghouch67168/
Goyaux67165/
Goyaud67149/
Gouehe67137/
Gohoue67109/
Ghaiou67103/
Gouett6788/
Gayout6774/
Cgo6772/
Ghoust6772/
N'Goue6761/
Ggo6760/
Gouhie6752/
Hgo6752/
Goš6752/
N'Gouh6750/
Goujot6749/
Kgo6746/
Ggu6737/
Goş6737/
Gux6736/
Goţ6732/
Ghouss6731/
Oup6728/
Gauhou6726/
Ghouji6724/
Goś6722/
Ghouja6718/
Eou6715/
Ngouyo6712/
Ghoues6711/
Ngouyi6711/
Gaouet6710/
Ghouee6710/
Ngouye679/
Gayous679/
Gouhsh679/
Hgu677/
Goç677/
Qgu677/
Cgu676/
Gayoux676/
Ngajou676/
Gouesh675/
Ghayou675/
Ghouds675/
Kgu675/
Oué675/
Gouyez673/
Guț673/
Goî673/
Ngoueh673/
Ngouie673/
Qgo673/
Gougie672/
Gouias672/
N'Ghou672/
Goutch672/
Goć672/
Gouyot672/
Oux672/
Ghoued671/
Goushd671/
Gouyas671/
Uangou671/
Gaoues671/
Gão671/
Gấu671/
Guç671/
Ngohue671/
Ngaiou671/
Ñgo671/
Gouess671/
Gougge671/
Gouhch671/
Goujis671/
Gouowa671/
Gouyae671/
Gouyoh671/
Gueyou671/
Guľ671/
Guş671/
Ghajou671/
Gheyou671/
Gaioux671/
Gajous671/
Gajout671/
Goucht671/
Kgaoue671/
Gojuoh671/
Ghouhe671/
Ghaoue671/
Goohue670/

Gou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gou in the Marathi language
गोउgo'u80
गोटूgotu6.67
गोऊgo'u6.67
गोपूgopu6.67
Gou in the Hindi language
गौड़gaura47.14
गोउgo'u37.86
गौङgauna12.14
Gou in the Russian language
Гоуgou-

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