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 surname Gowani (Marathi: गोवानी, Oriya: େଗାୱାନୀ) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gowani.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 328,117th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. Gowani is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gowani live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gowani is also the 2,239,265th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 24,248. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Gowani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gowani last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.78% being registered with the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gowani
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