Gowame Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gowame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gowame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowame is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowame? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Gowame reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Gowame is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Gowame is mostly found in: Hela, where 75 percent reside and Western, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowames921/
Gowam9118/
Gowameea861/
Gowami8368/
Goswam8336/
Gouwam8310/
Gowama836/
Gawame832/
Guwame832/
Gowome831/
Ghowam831/
Gowasmi7722/
Gouwami776/
Gosvame774/
Ghowami773/
Gohwami772/
Goowami771/
Gowwami771/
Goushwamee751/
Gawam7327/
Gobam7322/
Gowom7321/
Govam737/
Ghoswami71117/
Goswaami7133/
Goswamai7133/
Gosvamee7122/
Goswasmi7121/
Goswamii7114/
Goiswami7110/
Ghoswamy715/
Goswaimi714/
Gosweami714/
Gosswamy713/
Goswahmi713/
Gooswami712/
Ggoswami712/
Goswhami712/
Goswamiy711/
Goswamoi711/
Gosvamei711/
Gawahmed711/
Govami67152/
Goushwami6737/
Gosvam6723/
Gawama6717/
Gabame676/
Govamy675/
Goshswami674/
Gobami673/
Guwama672/
Gavime672/
Ghawam672/
Gobome672/
Gowoma671/
Goshwaami671/
Goishwami671/
Gavame671/
Gevame671/
Ghobam671/
Guwami671/
Govathmey670/

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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 Gowame
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