Gowee Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gowee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2551:17,2881,774
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gowee (11) may also be a first name.

Gowee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowee is found most in Liberia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gowee.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowee? popularity and diffusion

Gowee is the 990,978th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. Gowee occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gowee live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 17,288. In Liberia Gowee is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found, Nimba County, where 33 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goweje914/
Goewee911/
Gowe892,469/
Gouwe801,203/
Gowie80758/
Goweh80475/
Kgowe80410/
Gowey80301/
Goyee80276/
Gohwe80125/
Gobee80105/
Gawee8032/
Gojee8027/
Goewe8020/
Gowep8010/
Ghowe809/
Gowed807/
Gowea806/
Gowei804/
Gowez804/
Goiwe803/
Govee802/
Gouee802/
Gowwe801/
Go'ee801/
Goeie801/
Goowe801/
Guwee801/
Gowge800/
Goeve800/
Gosweehr771/
Goe753,377/
Goewey73693/
Gouehe73137/
Goewie73106/
Gouwer7343/
Gosswe7339/
Goweah7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Gaweye7315/
Gouwei7312/
Ghouee7310/
Ghobee739/
Gooyee738/
Gouwie738/
Gohuwe737/
Goehie736/
Gojeed734/
Gouwey733/
Gaweet733/
Nggowe733/
Goobee732/
Kgouwe732/
Ngoowe732/
Ngoweh732/
Gowoue732/
Gowueh731/
Ghojee731/
Goevie731/
Gouwea731/
Ngoiee731/
Goubee731/
Gouwet731/
Goveer731/
Goevey730/
Goswey730/
Gove6732,163/
Goue6713,188/
Goje6710,671/
Gobe676,151/
Gawe674,744/
Goye671,636/
Geye671,390/
Geje671,184/
Geue671,175/
Gewe67986/
Goie67526/
Gowi67307/
Geve67189/
Guwe67130/
Kgoe67130/
Göwe6754/
Ghobeej6752/
Geea6748/
Ghoe6742/
Gowy678/
Geie677/
Gowé672/
Geee672/
Qgoe671/
Ghoshwe671/
Goveeyi671/
Goyhehe671/
Ghaweye671/
Gouwoue671/
Goej671/

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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 Gowee
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