Gowling Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gowling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3411:163,39615,207
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Canada1291:285,62526,641
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales181:171,91811,581
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Gowling Last Name Facts

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

Gowling has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowling? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,804th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gowling are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 163,396. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 23 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live and Cumbria, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Gowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gowling has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gowling last name rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 235 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gowling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gowling surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gowling earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $55,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owling927/
Gowlin921/
Howling86838/
Ngowlin864/
Gobling861/
Howlings80126/
Goobling801/
Howlling800/
Gosswelling780/
Obling77192/
Goblin7743/
Ovling777/
Awling773/
Gawlin771/
Goweln771/
Gowlen771/
Goswellin759/
Gewelling755/
Gabling71162/
Gawlina71145/
Hawling7160/
Ghoblin7149/
Hovling7138/
Hobling7138/
Gavling7114/
Houwelling715/
Goublin714/
Gowlend711/
O'Bling711/
Gawlink711/
Gaswelling710/
Obelling6714/
Hawlings673/
Ãwelling672/
Owlnq671/
Hawlling670/

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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
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  • 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 Gowling
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