Gowom Surname
4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Gowom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
Gowom (25) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goewom | 91 | 22 | / |
| Gowome | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gowon | 80 | 6,056 | / |
| Guwom | 80 | 184 | / |
| Gowam | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gobom | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gawom | 80 | 7 | / |
| Govom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goewam | 73 | 1,133 | / |
| Goswam | 73 | 36 | / |
| Gowone | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gouwam | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gowame | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ngowon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngawom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gawoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowoon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ggowon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gowoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goiwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngowum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowwon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghowam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowond | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goiwone | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gohwong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ghawoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaewhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngawoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoiwon | 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
- 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 Gowom
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis