Gowadi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gowadi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gowadi (31) may also be a first name.

Gowadi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowadi (Oriya: େଗାୱାଡି) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gowadi.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowadi? popularity and diffusion

Gowadi is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gowadi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Gowadi is most common in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwadi9224/
Ngowadi921/
Ghowaidi861/
Gowada83248/
Govadi83120/
Gobadi8394/
Gawadi8375/
Gowade8319/
Guwadi834/
Gowady831/
Gewadi831/
Ghobadi7733,593/
Gobadai7743/
Kgowedi7728/
Gawadai779/
Govadiy774/
Gowaada773/
Gouwada772/
Gobaidi772/
Goswade772/
Ghawadi771/
Ghowade771/
Guwadiy771/
Govaadi771/
Gawaddi771/
Govasdi771/
Kguwadi771/
Goivadiy7119/
Gouvadai7112/
Goshvadi711/
Kghobadi711/
Gobadhiy711/
Ngowoudi711/
Goswaade711/
Ghuwaidi711/
Gawade6721,539/
Gobade672,969/
Gavadi671,051/
Govade67233/
Gabadi67179/
Govedi67141/
Gawada67135/
Gobodi6778/
Guvadi6755/
Gubadi6728/
Gawady6711/
Gobady679/
Gewade677/
Guwada676/
Gavedi676/
Guwade676/
Gevadi675/
Gavodi674/
Gowedy672/
Gabodi671/
Gawodi671/
Gavódi671/
Guwady670/

Gowadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowadi in the Oriya language
େଗାୱାଡିegawadi94.12
େଗାୱାଡ଼ିegawari5.88

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gowadi
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