Gowing Surname

116,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gowing Surname Definition:

A corruption form of Gowan, q.v.

Gowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3791:40,4055,196
United States9591:377,95533,414
Australia5601:48,2076,023
Canada5581:66,0327,653
Ireland1581:29,8032,648
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Wales801:38,6823,791
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7351:33,1644,376
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Gowing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption form of Gowan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family of Gowing may possess a kinsman in Jeremiah Gowen, the rector of Shimpling in 1642 (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gowing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowing occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowing? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,020th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,832,884 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Gowing live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 40,405. In England Gowing is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Gowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gowing has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gowing surname grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 439 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gowing surname are 9.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gowing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.75% less than the national average, earning R 81,384 per year; in United States they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $46,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowings9241/
Goswing921/
Goweing920/
Gowng9114/
Gawing83525/
Gobing8394/
Gewing8391/
Goweng8360/
Guwing8328/
Giewing771/
Gawaing771/
Kgoweng771/
Goobing771/
Goubing770/
Gawng731/
Gabing67601/
Gubing67107/
Gaweng6791/
Geweng6764/
Guweng675/
Gobeng675/
Ghoubeng571/
Gabeng5052/
Gubeng5013/
Gatvng501/
Geueng501/

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