Gouw Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1101:15,2142,286
Indonesia5831:226,84321,100
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Australia621:435,41534,362
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gouw (5,344) may also be a first name.

Gouw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouw is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,889th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,276,774 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Gouw are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gouw is also the 92,221st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 5,344 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,110 people, or 1 in 15,214. In The Netherlands Gouw is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, Utrecht, where 14 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Gouw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gouw are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gouw earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $51,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwe891,203/
Gow8612,208/
Guw8612/
Kgouwe802/
Ghouws801/
Ggouws801/
Gouswh801/
Gowa754,488/
Gowe752,469/
Ghow75383/
Guwe75130/
Gauw7598/
Goow758/
Gouf756/
Goew754/
Gowś754/
Gowf753/
Goub753/
Nguw753/
Kguw752/
Qgow751/
Gouv751/
Gojw751/
Cguw751/
Govw751/
Gowh751/
Gowp751/
Gowt751/
Gusw751/
Guvw751/
Guwh751/
Ngayouw732/
Kgowa67740/
Kgowe67410/
Gohwe67125/
Gouff67103/
Gauwe6735/
Guhwe6734/
Ngouv6723/
Gouph6715/
Goufe6710/
Goudf6710/
Ghowe679/
Ghouf678/
Giyow677/
Gowsz676/
Ghouv674/
Goufh674/
Ghowa674/
Goiwe673/
Guwhe673/
Ggowa672/
Gujaw672/
Goyew671/
Ghuwe671/
Goyiw671/
Gajow671/
Ghoub671/
Goiws671/
Gousf671/
Gouvd671/
Gouvt671/
Goshw671/
Gayow671/
Goowe671/
Goyaw671/
Gojow671/
Guejw671/

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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
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  • 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 Gouw
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