Gowda Surname

18,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Gowda Surname User-submission:

This Hindu surname belongs to people from a particular class of people called the 'Okkaligas'. This is a ruler class with landlords.

Gowda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India24,0761:31,8602,331
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
United Arab Emirates7711:11,8841,474
Oman5461:6,755967
England2121:262,82120,935
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Poland561:678,72858,421
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Wales151:206,30213,003
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Finland71:785,24338,644
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France31:22,140,907385,998
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
China31:455,773,85521,925
Dominica21:37,946685
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gowda (304) may also be a first name.

Gowda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Hindu surname belongs to people from a particular class of people called the 'Okkaligas'. This is a ruler class with landlords.

- vishie1986

Gowda Last Name Facts

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

Gowda (Hindi: गोडा, Marathi: गोडा) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,919th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 250,190 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Gowda are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gowda is also the 504,994th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 304 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 24,076 people, or 1 in 31,860. In India Gowda is most common in: Karnataka, where 59 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 10 percent reside and Telangana, where 7 percent reside. Other than India Gowda exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Gowda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gowda surname are 10.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Gowda earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 60.93% more than the national average, earning R 382,440 per year; in United States they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning $60,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $65,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngowda9125/
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Gowday918/
Gowdat914/
Goowda913/
Gowdha911/
Gowdea911/
Gowdai911/
Gowdad911/
Gouwda911/
Gowdgai831/
Ng'owda831/
Gowdy804,119/
Gawda801,207/
Govda80485/
Gowdo80258/
Gowdi80117/
Gobda80112/
Gowde8029/
Gewda801/
Guwda801/
Gofda801/
Gowdie73530/
Gowdey73170/
Goufda7310/
Goubda738/
Ghobda736/
Gawday732/
Gowdet731/
Ghawda731/
Gouvda731/
Gawdai731/
Gaewda731/
Gowdee730/
Goufdai671/
Ngowdee671/
Goufday671/

Gowda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowda in the Hindi language
गोडाgoda-
Gowda in the Marathi language
गोडाgoda83.33
गेोडाgeoda4.17
घोडाghoda4.17
गोवदांgovadam4.17
गॉडाgoda4.17

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Gowda Reference & Research

Wikipedia - Details of typically farmers from southern India.

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