Gowasa Surname
Approximately 2,630 people bear this surname
Gowasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,628 | 1:50,323 | 5,649 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Gowasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gowasa occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gowasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowasa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 164,822nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,770,930 people. The surname Gowasa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowasa live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname Gowasa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,628 people, or 1 in 50,323. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 88 percent are found, West Java, where 5 percent are found and Riau, where 4 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Gowasa occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngowasa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gowasai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gowasea | 92 | 0 | / |
| Gewasa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Gawasa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Govasa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gobasa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gowasi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guwasa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gowesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gowases | 77 | 1,514 | / |
| Gawassa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gobassa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Goswasi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Govasai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawaisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gowashi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghobasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gewasha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guwasha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowajja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowaser | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaewasa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'awasa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gouwadja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guwaisah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawaisay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowasher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gabasa | 67 | 3,808 | / |
| Gawaza | 67 | 1,635 | / |
| Gobase | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gawase | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gewesa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Govasi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gubasa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gabosa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Govesa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gavasa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gawesa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gobaza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gavesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guvasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobasy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowazi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gowasa
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