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

Gouwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gouwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,624th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,057,810 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gouwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 104 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 87,383. In South Africa Gouwe is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 47 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

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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