Gowlan Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gowlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gowlan (2) may also be a first name.

Gowlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowlan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gowlan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowlan? popularity and diffusion

Gowlan is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gowlan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gowlan is also the 9,404,674th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 100 percent are found.

Gowlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gowlan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gowlan surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gowlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gowlan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowlland8689/
Gowllane860/
Goblan836/
Gawlan832/
Gowillian800/
Ghoblan771/
Gawlian771/
Gawland771/
Gobellan71198/
Goblahan711/
Gablan67110/
Gavlan6744/
Gevlan676/
Gublan672/
Goblon671/
Gablyan6296/
Gablain6232/
Ghublan6227/
Gablaan625/
Goblein622/
Gavland621/
Gablian620/
Gobillon57154/
Gabillan5714/
Gabellan571/
N'Gavlan571/
Goubillon5332/
Gobillion5315/
Gavlon5016/
Gablon503/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gowlan
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