Gowden Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gowden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gowden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowden occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Gowden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Gowden reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 79 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Gowden occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Gowden Last Name Statistics demography

Gowden earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwden922/
Goowden920/
Gowdin835/
Gawden832/
Gobden830/
Govden830/
Goowdin771/
Gawdn731/
Gawdin6721/
Govdin6716/
Gawdyn678/
Govėdienė671/
Gobdin671/
Gabden671/
Gowdim671/
Ghabden623/
Govdina622/
Gawding621/
Ghabdeen571/
Gabdin5016/
Gavdin502/
Gavdyn501/

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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 Gowden
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