Gowane Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Gowane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gowane (11) may also be a first name.

Gowane Last Name Facts

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

Gowane occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Gowane is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gowane are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gowane is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The surname Gowane is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Gowane is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 26 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Gowane Last Name Statistics demography

Gowane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.43% less than the national average, earning R 86,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgowane92114/
Goswane924/
Gouwane922/
Gowan916,915/
Gowaneea866/
Kgoswane862/
Gouwaneh861/
Kgohwane861/
Kgojwane861/
Gowani831,131/
Ngowan83442/
Gowana83401/
Gawane83260/
Gobane83163/
Govane83101/
Gewane8326/
Cgowan8312/
Guwane8311/
Gowone8311/
Gowain834/
Gowene834/
Gowine832/
Gowaan832/
Gowann831/
Gowahn831/
Gouwan831/
Gowany831/
Gowean830/
Gowgan830/
Kgawane77516/
Gawhane77367/
Kgowana77178/
Goubane7733/
Gobeane7731/
Gauwane7717/
Ngovane7717/
Gowanit7715/
Goiwone7714/
Gowanny7713/
Ghawane7711/
Gojwani779/
Nguwane777/
Gahwane776/
Ghobane776/
Ncgowan775/
Govhane774/
Gowaniz773/
Guwanei773/
Gawahne772/
Gawaner772/
Gobhane772/
Kcgowan771/
Gawange771/
Gawanje771/
Guswane771/
Gohwani771/
Govanez771/
Gowanni771/
Gowasni771/
Gawaneh771/
Gowaani771/
Gowanis771/
Gouwana771/
Govanne771/
Kgewane771/
Goibane771/
Goywana771/
Ghowand771/
Gawaine770/
Govange770/
Govan736,891/
Gowon736,056/
Gawan733,242/
Goban73495/
Gowam7318/
Ghawaneh712,466/
Gawahane7110/
Gobeyane7110/
Gowanish717/
Kguswane716/
Goswamni713/
Gowahain713/
Gobiyane713/
Ghoubane713/
Ngowanyi712/
Gahawane711/
Goswanhy711/
Gothvane711/
Gowenneh711/
Gouswani711/
Ghoswani711/
Kgobhane711/
Geeovane711/
Govene6714,893/
Gawani675,657/
Ghoban675,195/
Gabane674,357/
Govani674,323/
Gavane672,532/
Gawand671,448/
Gabone67557/
Gavine67251/
Gouani67201/
Gouban67159/
Govand67112/
Govine6789/
Gawain6789/
Govone6782/
Gawana6776/
Govain6775/
Govang6774/
Gawene6772/
Gouvan6762/
Gobany6760/
Gavene6760/
Gobain6751/
Goswam6736/
Gawaan6733/
Guwani6729/
Gotvan6726/
Ngovan6725/
Gooban6724/
Gubane6719/
Gowoni6719/
Gawant6714/
Govean6713/
Goiban6713/
Guwana6713/
Gevane6712/
Gavone6712/
Gouwam6710/
Gahwan679/
Gobone679/
Gawany678/
Govahn678/
Guvane678/
Goyvan678/
Govann677/
Govant677/
Gaawan676/
Govany675/
Ngowon674/
Ghovan673/
Goovan672/
Ghawan672/
Gowein672/
Gawwan672/
Ggowon672/
Gowoon672/
Cgawan671/
Gawhan671/
Gobean671/
Goubeyane671/
Govhan671/
Gowond671/
Gobahn671/
Gowony671/
Goyuan671/
Gawgan671/
Gauwan671/
Gowona671/
Gowoun671/
Goiwon671/
Gohban671/
Gevone671/
Govaan671/
Gohvan671/
Gubone671/
Gowwon671/
Goyban671/
Ghowam671/
Gosveaner670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gowane
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