Gouwe Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gouwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6201:87,38310,740
Botswana5631:3,884559
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gouwe (104) may also be a first name.

Gouwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gouwe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gouwe is the 312,624th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gouwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gouwe is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 104 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 87,383. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Limpopo, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 47 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Gouwe Last Name Statistics demography

Gouwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.59% less than the national average, earning R 141,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwer9143/
Gouwei9112/
Gouwie918/
Gohuwe917/
Gouwey913/
Kgouwe912/
Gouwea911/
Gouwet911/
Gowe892,469/
Gouw892,224/
Guwe89130/
Ngouewe833/
Gouwoue831/
Goube802,928/
Gouwy801,165/
Gowie80758/
Goweh80475/
Kgowe80410/
Gowey80301/
Gowee80259/
Gohwe80125/
Gaoue8099/
Gouwa8083/
Gouve8078/
Guweh8067/
Gauwe8035/
Guhwe8034/
Goewe8020/
Guwei8020/
Gowep8010/
Ghowe809/
Gowed807/
Gowea806/
Guwie806/
Gosue805/
Gowez804/
Gowei804/
Guwhe803/
Goiwe803/
Guweu802/
Ghuwe801/
Gowwe801/
Guwee801/
Goowe801/
Guwey800/
Gowge800/
Gow7512,208/
Guw7512/
Gouvea7320,419/
Gahoue73374/
Nguhwe73202/
Gohoue73109/
Gouebe73109/
Gouvet73107/
Goubej7358/
Kgauwe7358/
Gouevy7345/
Gosswe7339/
Goubey7330/
Goshue7327/
Goweah7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Gouves7318/
Gouwij7317/
Gothue7316/
Goubea7312/
Gouvei7311/
Gaouet7310/
Goubei738/
Gouvie737/
Ghosue736/
Gouver735/
Gauwer735/
Ghuweh735/
Goweje734/
Gouebi734/
Nggowe733/
Gaouer733/
Gochue733/
Gowoue732/
Gogiue732/
Ngujwe732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
Gauwep732/
Gowueh731/
Ghoube731/
Ghouwé731/
Gujawe731/
Goewee731/
Gosueh731/
Guwhey731/
Gaoues731/
Gousue731/
Ngohue731/
Ngouve731/
Goueve731/
Gouevi731/
Goubee731/
Goyoue731/
Gheuwe731/
Gajoue731/
Ngauwe731/
Nguwei731/
Gushwe731/
Kgaoue731/
Gajuwe731/
Gaouea731/
Ghaoue731/
Goohue730/
Goswey730/
Gouvey730/
Gove6732,163/
Gobe676,151/
Gawe674,744/
Gube672,359/
Guwa672,273/
Giwe67637/
Ghow67383/
Gowi67307/
Gothuey67247/
Ghaoues67238/
Guve67137/
Gauw6798/
Guwy6796/
Guwi6769/
Gouviea6734/
Ngouvei6721/
Gouveas6711/
Goow678/
Gowy678/
Gouvest677/
Gouveis676/
Goew674/
Gowé672/
Kguw672/
Gachoue672/
Gu'weij671/
Gauwetz671/
Gaouher671/
Ghoshwe671/
Gouchue671/
Gouvher671/
Ghaoued671/
Ngouwuy671/
Gouhoue671/
Gojw671/
Gggoube671/
Ghaouer671/
Ghahoue671/
Ngouwai671/
Qgow671/
Cguw671/
Gasouez671/
Gowh671/
Guwh671/
Guwj671/
Gowewey670/
Gochues670/

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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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  • 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 Gouwe
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