Gowell Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gowell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5741:631,46250,904
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Wales51:618,90625,852
China31:455,773,85521,925
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Gowell (14) may also be a first name.

Gowell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 522,545th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Gowell is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gowell are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 631,462. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 25 percent live, Maine, where 21 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gowell surname rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gowell last name are 6.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Gowell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowelle92375/
Goell9196/
Gowel9166/
Gosswell860/
Gowele832,900/
Gobell83323/
Ghowel83214/
Gawell83187/
Govell836/
Gowill836/
Guwell834/
Ngowel832/
Gouell830/
Goel8089,373/
Gowl80119/
Gouelle77346/
Goutell7754/
Gobeill7717/
Gouwele773/
Goobell772/
Goyelle772/
Goowill771/
Ngouwel771/
Goielle771/
Gowgill770/
Gauwell770/
Goovell770/
Gobel7314,833/
Goyel734,824/
Gawel732,216/
Gouel73987/
Geall73615/
Govel73128/
Gojel7398/
Guwel7335/
Gowle7326/
Gowil7316/
Gaell7310/
Goill739/
Goull736/
Gowld736/
Ghoel736/
Goiel735/
Goeyl731/
Goweł731/
Goveille712/
Gossweld710/
Gobeil674,547/
Goutel671,236/
Gouele67636/
Gabell67389/
Goubel67323/
Gavell67210/
Ghawel67159/
Goulle6799/
Göweil6769/
Govgel6742/
Ghoyel6742/
Govele6734/
Ghobel6718/
Goggel6715/
Gubell6713/
Goyall6711/
Ngawel6711/
Ghojel679/
Gevell678/
Gobeel678/
Goyele677/
Ngouel677/
Ghuwel676/
Gaouel676/
Ggobel675/
Gowlet674/
Goswil674/
Ghouel673/
Goëbel673/
Gowgil672/
Gawiel672/
Gealle672/
Gawele672/
Cgawel671/
Gejall671/
Gayoll671/
Ghoill671/
Ghoueïlle671/
Ghowil671/
Ghowle671/
Gujoll671/
Goevel671/
Goihel671/
Gouvel671/
Goobel671/
Goitel671/
Gawoel671/
Gouyel671/
Gobhel671/
Goille671/
Goheal671/
Ghoull671/
Ghovel671/
Gouiel671/
Goveil670/
Govelt670/
Gousel670/
Govill670/
Goulld670/
Gojsel670/
Gosvel670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gowell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis