Gowley Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gowley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Gowley Demographics
Average Gowley Salary in
United States
$40,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gowley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gowley is found most frequently in Australia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Gowley occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Gowley reside; 79 percent reside in Australasia and 79 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,227,077. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 50 percent are found, South Australia, where 32 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 14 percent are found. Other than Australia Gowley occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Gowley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gowley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gowley last name declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gowley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Gowley surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
Gowley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowleys | 92 | 10 | / |
| Gowle | 91 | 26 | / |
| Gowly | 91 | 0 | / |
| Gawley | 83 | 1,242 | / |
| Gobley | 83 | 62 | / |
| Gowlet | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gewley | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gowles | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gowloy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghowle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Govley | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gowlett | 77 | 759 | / |
| Gowelle | 77 | 375 | / |
| Gowelly | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ghowlay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghawley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goubley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goble | 73 | 15,358 | / |
| Gawle | 73 | 958 | / |
| Govle | 73 | 631 | / |
| Gowla | 73 | 496 | / |
| Gowli | 73 | 153 | / |
| Gawly | 73 | 131 | / |
| Gewly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowlla | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gouble | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ghoble | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gubley | 67 | 33 | / |
| Goblee | 67 | 29 | / |
| Gowlis | 67 | 27 | / |
| Govlej | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goswiller | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gewleh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Goible | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ghawle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gabley | 67 | 6 | / |
| Govlet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gowlli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gowlad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawlhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghovle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govlya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goiwla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawlay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Govler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goblay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawlet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosweller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goowillie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawlue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghowli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghobly | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gowley
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