Gowand Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gowand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4021:444,3888,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gowand (785) may also be a first name.

Gowand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowand occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowand? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 722,496th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowand live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gowand is also the 292,694th most numerous given name globally, held by 785 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 444,388. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Gowand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gowand has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gowand last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghowand921/
Gawand831,448/
Govand83112/
Gewand8360/
Gowend8350/
Goband8348/
Gowond831/
Goivand771,029/
Gouband77430/
Gewandt7755/
Goiband7746/
Ghawand7729/
Gotvand7713/
Gaawand774/
Govaind774/
Goveand771/
Gooband771/
Ghoband771/
Ggawand771/
Goivannd711/
Govaindh711/
Gavand6712,121/
Gavend67172/
Gewant6772/
Gevond6726/
Gawant6714/
Gobant6713/
Govend679/
Gewond677/
Govant677/
Gaband676/
Guband675/
Gabond671/
Guwond671/
Gavond671/
Gowent671/
Gawond671/
Govond671/

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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 Gowand
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