Gowland Surname
Approximately 4,464 people bear this surname
Gowland Surname Definition:
A variant of Gulland, q.v.
Gowland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,100 | 1:26,532 | 3,624 |
| Australia | 732 | 1:36,879 | 4,840 |
| Canada | 585 | 1:62,984 | 7,367 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Argentina | 230 | 1:185,841 | 15,524 |
| Israel | 164 | 1:52,181 | 6,835 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 978 | 1:24,924 | 3,453 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Gowland (12) may also be a first name.
Gowland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Gulland, q.v.
Gowland Demographics
Average Gowland Salary in
United States
$46,020 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gowland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowland occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowland? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 104,984th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,632,515 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gowland are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. Gowland is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
Gowland is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2,100 people, or 1 in 26,532. In England Gowland is most frequent in: Durham, where 23 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England Gowland exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
Gowland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gowland has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gowland last name expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gowland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gowland surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gowland surname are 23.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.65% registered with the party.
The amount Gowland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning 319,196 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.57% more than the national average, earning R 400,584 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $55,673 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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