Gowayi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Gowayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Gowayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gowayi occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gowayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gowayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gowayi are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin it is mostly found in: Mono Department, where 100 percent reside. Other than Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Gowayi
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