Gowdan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gowdan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Gowdan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowdan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowdan is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowdan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Gowdan live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Gowdan is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. Aside from India Gowdan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawdan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Howdan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Govdan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owdhan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Govdhan | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gobdhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawdhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Howdean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gowdoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obdan | 73 | 39 | / |
| Awdan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ovdan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owdon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Owdam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gawdahan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hovdan | 67 | 195 | / |
| Howdon | 67 | 157 | / |
| Gavdan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Awdhan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gobdon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awdain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gofdon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawdon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawdan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govdon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awdang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobdán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gufdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozfdan | 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
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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 Gowdan
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