Gowar Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

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

Gowar Surname Definition:

= Gower, q.v.

Gowar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
India1851:4,146,299111,116
England1721:323,94224,037
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Nepal151:1,898,7307,997
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037

Gowar (286) may also be a first name.

Gowar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Gower, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gowar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺭ, Hindi: गोवारा, Marathi: गोवार) occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gowar is the 472,684th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Gowar live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gowar is also the 523,065th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 286 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 205,999. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Gowar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowar has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gowar last name grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gowar earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59% more than the national average, earning R 377,844 per year and in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowhar91139/
Goware91117/
Goiwar9119/
Gojwar9115/
Gouwar9112/
Ghowar912/
Gohwar911/
Ggowar911/
Gowhart832/
Ghoswar831/
Ghoware831/
Gooward831/
Gouware831/
Gowhard831/
Ghouwar831/
Govar80639/
Gobar80590/
Gawar80213/
Gowor80190/
Gewar80101/
Guwar8069/
Gaware732,111/
Gawhar73570/
Govart73541/
Ghobar73516/
Govare73505/
Gawart73361/
Goubar73243/
Ghawar73113/
Govard7384/
Govhar7361/
Gowore7347/
Gujwar7346/
Goobar7319/
Ghewar7311/
Gahwar7311/
Gawaar735/
Gobhar735/
Ghuwar735/
Gobarh733/
Gewear732/
Guware731/
Gowhor731/
Gojuar731/
Goworh731/
Ngowor731/
Gawair731/
Govarr731/
Gosvar731/
Guwhar731/
Gawwar731/
Gohbar731/
Govair730/
Gouswaart7123/
Ghoubar67214/
Gouvart67189/
Ghaware67112/
Govaart6787/
Govaard6770/
Gawhare6760/
Gouvard6759/
Ghaswar6710/
Goshvar679/
Gawaare675/
Goveart675/
Ghoevar675/
Ghovare675/
Govhare674/
Ghahwar673/
Gahawar673/
Kgaware671/
Govahar671/
Gobharh671/
Gowoure671/
Goveare671/
Govardh671/
Gaouhar671/
Gawahre671/
Gahware671/
Ghuware671/
Ghauwar671/
Gusware671/
Guwahar671/

Gowar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺭkwar-
Gowar in the Marathi language
गोवारgovara66.67
गोवरgovara33.33
Gowar in the Hindi language
गोवाराgovara50
गोवरgovara50

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