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Where Does The Last Name Gowans Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gowans occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowans? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 113,418^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,786,601 people. The last name Gowans occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gowans are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661^st most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,328 people, or 1 in 272,936. In The United States it is mostly found in: Utah, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Gowans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gowans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gowans Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gowans are 3.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Gowans earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning R 175,992 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.