Gowg Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Gowg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gowg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowg has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Gowg is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowg reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 14,127,669. In Thailand Gowg is most common in: Chiang Mai Province, where 80 percent live and Krabi Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Thailand Gowg is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowgh890/
Owg866/
Howg75150/
Uowg752/
Gawg751/
Owgp751/
Gewg751/
Gowc751/
Howgs671/
Howgh670/
Gawgh670/
Howgg670/

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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
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  • 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 Gowg
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