Where Does The Last Name Gowes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gowes (Marathi: गोवेस) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Gowes is the 5,057,639^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Gowes is predominantly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Gowes are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Gowes is most frequent in: Western, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Gowes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gowes has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gowes surname contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.