Gouswami Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gouswami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouswami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2801:2,739,51984,798
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gouswami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouswami (Bengali: গোস্বামী, Hindi: गोस्वामी) is found most in India. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouswami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Gouswami occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gouswami reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 2,739,519. In India Gouswami is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 28 percent reside, West Bengal, where 23 percent reside and Assam, where 19 percent reside. Outside of India Gouswami exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Korea, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gouswami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gouswami in the Bengali language
গোস্বামীgosbami-
Gouswami in the Hindi language
गोस्वामीgosvami60
गौस्वामीgausvami40

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Footnotes

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