View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Gowon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gowon (Arabic: جوون) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 80,430^th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,203,360 people. The surname Gowon is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gowon live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gowon is also the 92,785^th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,298 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,990 people, or 1 in 29,573. In Nigeria Gowon is most common in: Kogi, where 22 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Gowon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gowon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gowon surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gowon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.