Gowdan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Gowdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawdan8312/
Howdan834/
Govdan834/
Owdhan833/
Govdhan7734/
Gobdhan772/
Gawdhan771/
Howdean771/
Gowdoun771/
Obdan7339/
Awdan735/
Ovdan731/
Owdon730/
Owdam730/
Gawdahan713/
Hovdan67195/
Howdon67157/
Gavdan6743/
Awdhan6717/
Gobdon674/
Awdain674/
Gofdon673/
Gawdon672/
Hawdan672/
Govdon671/
Awdang671/
Gabdan671/
Gobdán671/
Gufdan671/
Ozfdan671/

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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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  • 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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