Gowodo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gowodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Gowodo Last Name Facts

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

Gowodo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gowodo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowodo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Gowodo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gowodo live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,029,216. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 87 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowodho9211/
Owodo91683/
Gobodo83857/
Ohwodo83173/
Owhodo8316/
Guwodo832/
Owodoh832/
Gowedo831/
Owoudo831/
Govodo831/
Owoido831/
Oywodo831/
Owoudou77160/
Owuodho772/
Owoidoh771/
Owoidoi771/
Govoedo771/
Owoidho771/
Owhojdo771/
Obodo7325,435/
Awodo73359/
Ovodo73136/
Owoda7349/
Owado7310/
Gouvoedo7114/
Gouboudo712/
Gawoudou711/
Awoudo67562/
Gowada67248/
Obodoh67213/
Owodha67162/
Goweda67158/
Obodou67110/
Goboda6785/
Oboudo6749/
Oboydo6728/
Hobodo6711/
Owhoda6711/
Ojbodo678/
Ovoudo677/
Oboido676/
Govudo675/
Gawado675/
Govedo675/
Oboodo672/
Gobado672/
Govoda671/
Oobodo671/
Awodou671/
Owooda671/
Owadot671/
Owaddo671/
Govado671/
Oiuodo671/
Aboodo671/
Obodoi671/
Awoodo671/
Oiwoda671/
Osuodo671/

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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 Gowodo
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