Gowaseb Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gowaseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowaseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia6201:3,886708
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gowaseb Last Name Facts

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

Gowaseb is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowaseb? popularity and diffusion

Gowaseb is the 523,160th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. Gowaseb occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gowaseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Gowaseb is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is carried by 620 people, or 1 in 3,886. In Namibia Gowaseb is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 30 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 24 percent are found and Kunene Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia Gowaseb is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawaseb869/
Gowoseb861/
Gaweseb71479/
Gubasev571/
Gubashev532,450/
Gabashev5331/
Goboshev534/
Guvashev532/
Gubasiev531/
Gobaysip531/
Gavousaib505/

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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
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  • 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 Gowaseb
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