Gowala Surname

13,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gowala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41,9751:18,2741,433
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Bhutan111:56,004675
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gowala (40) may also be a first name.

Gowala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowala (Bengali: গোয়ালা, Marathi: गोवाला, Oriya: େଗାୱାଲା, Tibetan: གོ་ཝ་ལ།) is found most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,169th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 171,282 people. The surname Gowala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowala reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gowala is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 41,975 people, or 1 in 18,274. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 84 percent reside, West Bengal, where 11 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and Bhutan, where 0 percent reside.

Gowala Last Name Statistics demography

Gowala earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowalla921,602/
Gouwala9293/
Ghowala9219/
Gowaala9210/
Goowala9210/
Goswala9210/
Goewala9210/
Gowwala9210/
Gowalah921/
Goweala921/
Gowualas861/
Gouwalla861/
Gowallah861/
Goshwala861/
Goiwalla861/
Guwala8345,585/
Gawala83691/
Gowela83228/
Govala83208/
Gowola83130/
Gobala8353/
Gowali8338/
Gowale8324/
Gewala8310/
Gowalo834/
Gowaly831/
Guwalla775,663/
Gowaily77781/
Govalay77155/
Ngovala7776/
Govalla7757/
Nguwala7741/
Gouvala7730/
Govalia7718/
Govaala7716/
Ghuwala7715/
Goobala7715/
Guwalah7715/
Ngowali7713/
Gawalla7711/
Gauwala7711/
Goivala7710/
Goballa777/
Gawalia775/
Gewalay774/
Ghovala772/
Guwwala772/
Gouwali772/
Govhala772/
Gaawala771/
Gawwala771/
Gobalia771/
Ghobala771/
Guwaala771/
Guwalaa771/
Guwhala771/
Gosuala771/
Goovala771/
Govgala771/
Ngowalo771/
Ngâwala771/
Gawaala771/
Ghawala771/
Gheewala711,649/
Govailay71221/
Gowallis7135/
Gouvalas7131/
Ghojwali7112/
Guwallah7110/
Govailla718/
Govallau712/
Ghewalla711/
Ghobalai711/
Guuwalla711/
Gouballa711/
Gouvalia711/
Govaalla711/
Gewallah711/
N'Gawala711/
Govalaai711/
Gobhalai711/
Gobhalay711/
Gujwalia711/
Ghawalah711/
Gowailly711/
Gawali677,274/
Gavala672,215/
Gowelo672,159/
Gubala671,737/
Gawale671,662/
Gavela671,456/
Gabala67965/
Govela67568/
Gabola67499/
Gawaly67434/
Gobale67298/
Guvala67291/
Govale67173/
Gobola67139/
Gubola67122/
Gheewalla6793/
Gawola6775/
Govali6773/
Guwali6767/
Gobhailay6749/
Gobali6736/
Govola6733/
Gawalo6718/
Gavola6715/
Gobaly6714/
Gowole6711/
Gowolo677/
Gobalo677/
Gevala676/
Gevola676/
Guwale675/
Gewela671/
Govalo671/
Govathlay671/
Gewola671/
Gawela671/
Gobała671/
Gobhalaai671/
Ghoubaila671/

Gowala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowala in the Tibetan language
གོ་ཝ་ལ།gowala-
Gowala in the Marathi language
गोवालाgovala-
Gowala in the Bengali language
গোয়ালাgoyala92.65
গোয়ালgoyala4.41
গোওয়ালাgo'oyala1.47
গৌয়ালাgauyala1.47
Gowala in the Oriya language
େଗାୱାଲାegawala85.71
େଗାଆଲାega'ala7.94
େଗାୱାଲegawala2.38
ଗୱାଲାgawala1.98
ଗୁଆଲାgu'ala0.79
େଗାଆଲega'ala0.4
ଅଲକାalaka0.4

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Footnotes

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