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 last name Gowee is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gowee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gowee reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Gowee is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 17,288. In Liberia it is most common in: Montserrado County, where 35 percent live, Nimba County, where 33 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 11 percent live. Beside Liberia Gowee occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

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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