Gowra Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gowra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3301:576,74128,107
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gowra (555) may also be a first name.

Gowra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﺍ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gowra is the 286,496th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,434,412 people. The surname Gowra occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowra are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 357,157th most common first name at a global level, held by 555 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 576,741. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 56 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent reside and Poland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowrea91157/
Gowray9119/
Gowrah918/
Gowraj912/
Gowreea83232/
Gowreah838/
Gowrath831/
Gowraaj831/
Gowri803,916/
Gowry80620/
Gawra80491/
Gobra80114/
Gowre8014/
Gowro8011/
Govra801/
Gowrraja771/
Gowrie73817/
Gouvra7365/
Ghowry7355/
Govras7342/
Gowroo7329/
Ghobra7329/
Gowree7323/
Ghowri7318/
Gowroj7313/
Gobray739/
Goubra736/
Govrat732/
Gowrii731/
Gawraś731/
Gawraj731/
Gowrri731/
Kgowri731/
Gowrey731/
Govreau67258/
Gawracz6731/
Gouvras678/
Gowhree675/
Ghowrui673/
Gobreau672/
Ghawrat671/
Gowrych671/
Gouvrêa671/
Gawraha671/

Gowra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gowra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭﺍkwra-

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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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  • 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 Gowra
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