Gowana Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

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

Gowana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3631:149,25016,956
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gowana (11) may also be a first name.

Gowana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 725,073rd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname Gowana is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gowana are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 149,250. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa Gowana occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Gowana Last Name Statistics demography

Gowana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning R 128,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgowana92178/
Ngowana9213/
Gowanga921/
Gouwana921/
Goywana921/
Gowaneea866/
Ngojwana862/
Ngouwana861/
Gouwanga861/
Gobana831,945/
Gowani831,131/
Govana83100/
Gawana8376/
Gowane8340/
Gewana8333/
Guwana8313/
Gowano831/
Gowena831/
Gowona831/
Gowany831/
Govhana77148/
Govanai77114/
Kgowane77114/
Ghawana7738/
Gawanai7715/
Gowanit7715/
Gowanny7713/
Ngovana7710/
Gojwani779/
Kguwana776/
Gaweana775/
Goswane774/
Gobhana774/
Gowaniz773/
Govanna773/
Kgawana773/
Gouwane772/
Govanah772/
Gawagna771/
Gawanna771/
Gauwana771/
Gohwani771/
Gouvana771/
Govanad771/
Gowanni771/
Gowasni771/
Gobanai771/
Gawanad771/
Gowaani771/
Gowanis771/
Gouwano771/
Gouwona771/
Govaina771/
Guwanay771/
Nguwana771/
Gawatna771/
Gouwanou7122/
Gowanish717/
Ngawuana714/
Goswamni713/
Gawangna713/
Ngowanyi712/
Kgoswane712/
Goswanhy711/
Goobanaa711/
Ngouwona711/
Ngowouna711/
Gouswani711/
Gouwaneh711/
Govainay711/
Ghoswani711/
Nkgawana711/
Kgohwane711/
Kgojwane711/
Govannah711/
Gawani675,657/
Govani674,323/
Gabana672,075/
Gavana67895/
Gabona67892/
Gevana67313/
Gawane67260/
Gubana67219/
Gouani67201/
Gobane67163/
Gouano67107/
Govane67101/
Gowono6785/
Gawona6785/
Gobona6776/
Gobany6760/
Guwani6729/
Gawena6728/
Guvana6719/
Gowoni6719/
Gavena6716/
Govena6713/
Guwane6711/
Gowone6711/
Gawany678/
Gavona675/
Govany675/
Govano674/
Gawano674/
Guwano673/
Gaewwanna673/
Gábana672/
Gubona672/
Gevona671/
Gowony671/
Govona671/
Gewona671/

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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 Gowana
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