Gouws Surname
Approximately 23,321 people bear this surname
Gouws Surname User-submission:
Gosse means 'kid' in French. The early family were probably goat farmers and 'kid' was associated with them because the young goats they cared for were known as 'kids.' In 16th century France, goats were a staple food used for milk, meat, and the production of cheese.
Read More About This SurnameGouws Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22,546 | 1:2,403 | 299 |
| England | 178 | 1:313,023 | 23,520 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Namibia | 88 | 1:27,380 | 4,297 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Gouws (31) may also be a first name.
Gouws Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gosse means 'kid' in French. The early family were probably goat farmers and 'kid' was associated with them because the young goats they cared for were known as 'kids.' In 16th century France, goats were a staple food used for milk, meat, and the production of cheese.
- jasmynGouws Demographics
Average Male Gouws Height
175.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gouws Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouws Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouws occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouws? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gouws is the 23,238th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 312,489 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gouws live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gouws is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 31 people.
The surname Gouws is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 22,546 people, or 1 in 2,403. In South Africa Gouws is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Gouws Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gouws surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gouws earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.56% more than the national average, earning R 426,696 per year; in United States they earn 38.21% more than the national average, earning $59,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning $62,372 CAD per year.
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