Gowns Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Gowns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Gowns Last Name Facts

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

Gowns occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Gowns is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Gowns are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gowns is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Gowns is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 63 percent are found, Greater London, where 25 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England Gowns exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Gowns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gowns has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Gowns last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowens911,597/
Gowins91732/
Gouwens83503/
Goweens831/
Gawns805/
Gobns801/
Gobins7387/
Gawins7317/
Gobens731/
Gewins730/
Goivens670/
Gawgins670/
Gabns601/
Geuens552,028/
Gabens55163/
Gubins55107/
Gubens5512/
Gabins555/
Gobinš551/
Gaubens5060/
Gaubins501/

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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 Gowns
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