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Where Does The Last Name Gow Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮ, Tibetan: གའུ་) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gow? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 42,652^nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 596,948 people. Gow occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Gow are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 272,424^th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 890 people.

The surname Gow is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,782 people, or 1 in 130,287. In The United States Gow is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Gow is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 15 percent reside.

Gow Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gow last name expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gow Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gow last name are 9.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Gow earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.53% more than the national average, earning R 348,216 per year; in United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,837 CAD per year.