Gowi Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Gowi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 161 | 1:286,832 | 18,555 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Gowi (78) may also be a first name.
Gowi Demographics
Gowi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gowi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gowi occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 878,878th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. Gowi is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Gowi reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 78 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya Gowi is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 59 percent are found, Siaya County, where 40 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.
Gowi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gowi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowie | 89 | 758 | / |
| Gowai | 89 | 75 | / |
| Gowui | 89 | 34 | / |
| Ghowi | 89 | 22 | / |
| Gowoi | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gowei | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gowgi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gowhi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Goewie | 80 | 106 | / |
| Nggowi | 80 | 56 | / |
| Gowitt | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gouwij | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gouwei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ghowih | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gowaid | 80 | 10 | / |
| Gouwie | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ng'owi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gowaia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nngowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowhai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngowui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Gowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghoowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobi | 75 | 8,692 | / |
| Gawi | 75 | 4,063 | / |
| Govi | 75 | 3,036 | / |
| Gowe | 75 | 2,469 | / |
| Gewi | 75 | 208 | / |
| Guwi | 75 | 69 | / |
| Gowy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Gowé | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gooswit | 73 | 94 | / |
| Goshwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghojwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobai | 67 | 15,041 | / |
| Ghawi | 67 | 9,067 | / |
| Gawai | 67 | 6,663 | / |
| Ghobi | 67 | 4,484 | / |
| Ngovi | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Ghowy | 67 | 2,402 | / |
| Goubi | 67 | 1,747 | / |
| Gouwe | 67 | 1,203 | / |
| Gouwy | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Govid | 67 | 499 | / |
| Goweh | 67 | 475 | / |
| Kgowe | 67 | 410 | / |
| Goobi | 67 | 406 | / |
| Gouvi | 67 | 304 | / |
| Gowey | 67 | 301 | / |
| Gawie | 67 | 283 | / |
| Gowee | 67 | 259 | / |
| Gojui | 67 | 182 | / |
| Goowa | 67 | 158 | / |
| Gohwe | 67 | 125 | / |
| Govit | 67 | 120 | / |
| Goway | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ghovi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Govis | 67 | 97 | / |
| Gouwa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Gewai | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gawei | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gauwi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gaboi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Gobei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Guwai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Goibi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Goovi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gobij | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ggobi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gosvi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goive | 67 | 22 | / |
| Goewe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Guwei | 67 | 20 | / |
| Govai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gahwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gobui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gobhi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Govio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Govhi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goboi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gawwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Goivi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gowep | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goibe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghowe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gewei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gawoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gowed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guwih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Govie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gowea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guwie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gawiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gooui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goewy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Govei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gowez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gowoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goviz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gewoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gobyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goviy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gevoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowyd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gosswith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gowoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gowge | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gowi
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