Gowna Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gowna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gowna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowna is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Gowna is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Gowna live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Gowna is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 71 percent reside and West Bengal, where 14 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Gowna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowna has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gownay913/
Gowa894,488/
Kgowa80740/
Gobna8086/
Govna8021/
Gqowa8013/
Gawna807/
Cowna807/
Ggowa802/
Gcowa801/
Gpowa801/
Gowno801/
Gowney7327/
Gobnai733/
Gawnay733/
Gawnad732/
Gawhna731/
Gownou731/
Gawnna731/
Goubna731/
Gawnas731/
Kowa6721,734/
Cowa67412/
Qowa6717/
Gahawna672/
Gouwgno671/
Xowa671/
Gobenna671/

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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 Gowna
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