Gowani Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Gowani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gowani (23) may also be a first name.

Gowani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowani (Marathi: गोवानी, Oriya: େଗାୱାନୀ) is found most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 328,117th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gowani reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gowani is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The surname Gowani is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Gowani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gowani are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the party.

Gowani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.27% more than the national average, earning $52,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowanit9215/
Gojwani929/
Gowaniz923/
Gowanis921/
Gowaani921/
Gowasni921/
Gowanni921/
Gohwani921/
Gowanish867/
Goswamni863/
Ngowanyi862/
Ghoswani861/
Gouswani861/
Gawani835,657/
Govani834,323/
Gowana83401/
Gouani83201/
Gowane8340/
Gowoni8319/
Gowany831/
Kgowana77178/
Govaniy77155/
Kgowane77114/
Govanai77114/
Ghawani7736/
Govanis7717/
Govanni7715/
Gawanai7715/
Gowanny7713/
Gobanhi7710/
Govanii776/
Gojvani775/
Goswane774/
Govhani773/
Govanij773/
Gouwane772/
Goveani772/
Kgawani772/
Gobanai771/
Ngovani771/
Gouwana771/
Govanip771/
Gaawani771/
Goywana771/
Govanit771/
Gawwani771/
Gotvani771/
Gawanyi771/
Ghawanni71358/
Goshuani7186/
Gouvanis716/
Gowaneea716/
Kgoswane712/
Goshvani712/
Gousvani711/
Kgojwane711/
Ngâhwani711/
Goivanni711/
Goswanhy711/
Goovanni711/
Gouwaneh711/
Govainis711/
Gobhaniy711/
Ghobaini711/
Kgohwane711/
Govoni678,108/
Gavani67941/
Gawane67260/
Gavoni67185/
Gobane67163/
Govane67101/
Gawana6776/
Gobany6760/
Gabáni6722/
Gowone6711/
Gawany678/
Govany675/
Gawoni673/
Goyvanich672/
Gowony671/
Gowona671/
Ghashwani671/
Goyvanish671/
Geeovanni670/

Gowani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowani in the Oriya language
େଗାୱାନୀegawani-
Gowani in the Marathi language
गोवानीgovani82.35
गोवाणीgovani11.76
गोवनीgovani5.88

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Footnotes

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