Gowep Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gowep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Gowep Last Name Facts

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

Gowep is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowep? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gowep is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Gowep reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Gowep is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 78 percent live, Abia, where 11 percent live and Delta, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowe892,469/
Goep8916/
Owep895/
Gouwe801,203/
Goepp80826/
Gowie80758/
Goweh80475/
Kgowe80410/
Gowey80301/
Gowee80259/
Gohwe80125/
Howep8013/
Goepf809/
Ghowe809/
Gobep808/
Gowed807/
Gowea806/
Gowei804/
Gowez804/
Goiwe803/
Gowwe801/
Goiep801/
Oweph801/
Goowe801/
Goeph800/
Gowge800/
Goe753,377/
Oep752/
Gouwer7343/
Gosswe7339/
Goweah7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Gouwei7312/
Gouwie738/
Gohuwe737/
Goweje734/
Gouepe733/
Nggowe733/
Gouwey733/
Gowoue732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
Kgouwe732/
Gauwep732/
Gowueh731/
Gouwea731/
Ngoyep731/
Gouwet731/
Ghoyep731/
Goswey730/
Gove6732,163/
Goue6713,188/
Goje6710,671/
Gobe676,151/
Gawe674,744/
Goye671,636/
Goeb67589/
Goie67526/
Gowi67307/
Goup67192/
Kgoe67130/
Awep6783/
Ghoe6742/
Oyep6726/
Gaep6720/
Oepp6720/
Geap6713/
Geyp6713/
Gowy678/
Goip675/
Owip673/
Gowé672/
Ngouyep672/
Obep672/
Ouep671/
Qgoe671/
Ghoshwe671/
Gouwoue671/
Ojep671/
Owjp671/
Owyp671/
Oejp671/
Oeph671/
Oeyp671/
Gejp671/
Goej671/
Goyp671/

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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
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  • 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 Gowep
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