Gouws Surname

23,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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.

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Gouws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa22,5461:2,403299
England1781:313,02323,520
Australia1131:238,90022,291
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Namibia881:27,3804,297
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Scotland141:382,41616,471
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

- jasmyn

Gouws Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gouws is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Gouws click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouws? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gouws is the 23,238th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 312,489 people. Gouws 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. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 22,546 people, or 1 in 2,403. In South Africa Gouws is most common in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Gouws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gouws are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gows89107/
Ghows8047/
Gowse8025/
Gowsh8013/
Gauws809/
Gowsz806/
Goews801/
Goiws801/
Goubs800/
Gouwsová772/
Ghowse7311/
Gowsse731/
Gobs67206/
Govs6746/
Gaws6714/
Gowś674/
Gofs673/
Gubs672/
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