Gowil Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Gowil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Gowil (18) may also be a first name.
Gowil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowil (Hindi: गोविल, Marathi: गोिवल) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowil? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Gowil reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gowil is also the 2,608,198th most common first name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 88 percent reside and Papua, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowill | 91 | 6 | / |
| Goswil | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gowgil | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ghowil | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowl | 89 | 119 | / |
| Goowill | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gowgill | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gobil | 80 | 125 | / |
| Gowel | 80 | 66 | / |
| Gowld | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gawil | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gewil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gowele | 73 | 2,900 | / |
| Gowell | 73 | 622 | / |
| Ghowel | 73 | 214 | / |
| Goubil | 73 | 147 | / |
| Gawile | 73 | 98 | / |
| Ghobil | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gowlet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gawail | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gawiel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gewill | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghawil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goobil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goibil | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gowlett | 67 | 759 | / |
| Gowelle | 67 | 375 | / |
| Gobl | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nggawil | 67 | 16 | / |
| Giewiel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Goubill | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gawl | 67 | 5 | / |
| Govl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouwele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawille | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngouwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guswill | 67 | 0 | / |
Gowil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gowil in the Hindi language | ||
| गोविल | govila | - |
| Gowil in the Marathi language | ||
| गोिवल | goivala | - |
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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 Gowil
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