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
Gowasa occurs most in Indonesia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 164,822nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,770,930 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowasa reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,628 people, or 1 in 50,323. In Indonesia Gowasa is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 88 percent are found, West Java, where 5 percent are found and Riau, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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