Gowie Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gowie Surname Definition:

= Gower (q.v.) with the Northern English and Scot. diminutive suff. -ie.

Gowie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2231:12,8701,291
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Belgium991:116,12817,169
England931:599,11935,891
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland281:191,20810,357
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France121:5,535,227269,324
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Gowie (34) may also be a first name.

Gowie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Gower (q.v.) with the Northern English and Scot. diminutive suff. -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gowie Last Name Facts

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

Gowie is found most in Jamaica. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gowie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gowie is the 449,013th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Gowie live; 30 percent live in Caribbean and 30 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,775,424th most common given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 12,870. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Middlesex County, where 62 percent live, Surrey County, where 35 percent live and Cornwall County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Jamaica this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Gowie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gowie last name rose 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 581 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gowie surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gowie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning R 218,280 per year; in United States they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $39,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowied91339/
Goewie91106/
Gouwie918/
Ngowie911/
Gowe892,469/
Goie89526/
Gowi89307/
N'Gowie831/
Ngoie80336,362/
Gouwe801,203/
Goweh80475/
Gobie80473/
Kgowe80410/
Gowey80301/
Gawie80283/
Gowee80259/
Gohwe80125/
Goies8091/
Gowai8075/
Gowui8034/
Ghowi8022/
Goive8022/
Goewe8020/
Goiet8015/
Ghoie8011/
Gowep8010/
Goibe8010/
Ghowe809/
Goyie809/
Gowoi808/
Gowed807/
Govie806/
Gowea806/
Guwie806/
Gogie805/
Gowez804/
Gowei804/
Gojie803/
Gouie803/
Goiwe803/
Goiez802/
Gowgi801/
Gowhi801/
Gowwe801/
Goieh801/
Goowe801/
Goihe801/
Goije801/
Goeie801/
Gewie801/
Goiep801/
Gowge800/
Goi7511,438/
Goe753,377/
Govier732,440/
Goewey73693/
Goobie73506/
Gouiez73236/
Nggowi7356/
Gouhie7352/
Gohiez7347/
Goubie7346/
Gouwer7343/
Govied7342/
Gosswe7339/
Ngooie7334/
Goweah7326/
Ngohwe7323/
Gowitt7320/
Gouwij7317/
Gouwei7312/
Goviea7311/
Ghowih7311/
Gowaid7310/
Gowgee739/
Gouvie737/
Gohuwe737/
Googie736/
Goehie736/
Goweay735/
Ng'owi734/
Goweje734/
Nngoie734/
Gouwey733/
Gowiyo733/
Nggowe733/
Ngouie733/
Gougie732/
Ghobie732/
Gowaia732/
Gowoue732/
Gogiue732/
Ngoweh732/
Ngoowe732/
N'Goie732/
Kgouwe732/
Nngowi731/
Gowueh731/
Gowyea731/
Ghoies731/
Goevie731/
Gouwea731/
Goweia731/
Goweya731/
Gowhai731/
Gowish731/
Goewee731/
Nqgoie731/
Ngoiee731/
Ngowui731/
Ngoowi731/
N'Gowi731/
Gawier731/
Gouwet731/
Ghoowi731/
Govhie731/
Govies730/
Goswey730/
Gowyer730/
Gois6733,533/
Gove6732,163/
Ngoi6718,439/
Goue6713,188/
Goje6710,671/
Gobi678,692/
Gobe676,151/
Goia675,411/
Gawe674,744/
Gawi674,063/
Govi673,036/
Gije672,677/
Goit672,312/
Goji672,108/
Goye671,636/
Gaie671,169/
Goiz671,158/
Goyi671,093/
Gewe67986/
Goio67626/
Giye67352/
Gouvier67300/
Gewi67208/
Gawiesh67187/
Guwe67130/
Kgoe67130/
Ghoi67124/
Gooswit6794/
Guwi6769/
Ggoi6760/
Giea6755/
Göwe6754/
Goii6753/
Giej6753/
Goiš6749/
Ghoe6742/
Gouviez6740/
Gouviea6734/
Goid6727/
Giie6716/
Giey6714/
Goih6714/
Goivier679/
Gowy678/
Geie677/
Goip675/
Ngoweje674/
Goij672/
Gowé672/
Gyie672/
Goiy672/
Qgoi672/
Qgoe671/
Ngoweye671/
Ghoshwe671/
Goshwai671/
Goiá671/
Ngoggie671/
N'Gohie671/
N'Govie671/
Gaouhie671/
Gouwehi671/
Gouwoue671/
Goiß671/
Ngouwai671/
Goej671/
Ghojwai671/
Hgoi671/
Kgoi671/

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