Goweh Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4671:9,4401,059
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080

Goweh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goweh is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goweh? popularity and diffusion

Goweh is the 640,141st most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The last name Goweh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Goweh live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 9,440. In Liberia Goweh is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 18 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Liberia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Goweh Last Name Statistics demography

Goweh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goweah9126/
Ngoweh912/
Gowueh911/
Gowe892,469/
Gouwe801,203/
Gowie80758/
Kgowe80410/
Gowey80301/
Gowee80259/
Geweh80196/
Gohwe80125/
Gojeh80120/
Goueh8027/
Goewe8020/
Gowep8010/
Gaweh8010/
Ghowe809/
Gowed807/
Gowea806/
Gowez804/
Gowei804/
Goyeh803/
Goiwe803/
Goveh802/
Ghoeh801/
Gowha801/
Gowhi801/
Gowwe801/
Goieh801/
Goowe801/
Gowge800/
Gosweehr771/
Gowetsch771/
Goe753,377/
Goewey73693/
Gouehe73137/
Goewie73106/
Gouwer7343/
Gosswe7339/
Ngaweh7332/
Ngohwe7323/
Ghaweh7318/
Gouwei7312/
Ghowih7311/
Gouwie738/
Gohuwe737/
Ghojeh736/
Goehie736/
Gouesh735/
Goweje734/
Ghobeh733/
Gouwey733/
Nggowe733/
Ngoueh733/
Ngoyeh733/
Govesh732/
Goeyah732/
Gowoue732/
Ngoowe732/
Ngojeh732/
Kgouwe732/
Gouwea731/
Gowhai731/
Gowish731/
Goverh731/
Goewee731/
Gosueh731/
Ngoveh731/
Gouwet731/
Gohjeh731/
Ghoveh731/
Goswey730/
Gove6732,163/
Goue6713,188/
Goje6710,671/
Gobe676,151/
Gawe674,744/
Goye671,636/
Geah671,369/
Geha671,130/
Gouh671,055/
Gewe67986/
Goie67526/
Gohu67521/
Gohy67507/
Gowi67307/
Kgoe67130/
Göwe6754/
Ghoe6742/
Geyh6738/
Goih6714/
Gowy678/
Gojh676/
Gaweash675/
Gaweish675/
Gawwesh674/
Gohj673/
Geuh673/
Gowé672/
Qgoe671/
Ghoshwe671/
Ngohyeh671/
Govoehy671/
Gouwoue671/
Goyhehe671/
Ghouyeh671/
Ghoobeh671/
Gawesch671/
Goej671/
Goyh671/
Govecht670/
Govesch670/

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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 Goweh
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