Gowru Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gowru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3131:2,450,68878,746
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gowru (808) may also be a first name.

Gowru Last Name Facts

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

Gowru is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gowru.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 847,909th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gowru are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 287,646th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 808 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 2,450,688. In India Gowru is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 68 percent reside, Telangana, where 27 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghowrui833/
Gobru8011/
Gawru802/
Govru802/
Ghowruth771/
Gowroo7329/
Gawrou732/
Gawruś732/
Ghobru731/
Gawrus731/
Govrush671/
Gabru60366/
Gavru6028/
Gubru602/
Gavrus55685/
Gavrau55162/
Gavrou5527/
Ghabru5518/
Gabhru556/
Gabrou552/
Gavruș552/
Găvruș552/
Gawroň551/
Găvruş551/
Găvrus551/
Gabreu551/
Gawroe551/
Gabrui551/
Găvruța5027/
Ghabrou5014/
Gavrush507/
Gavrous504/
Gauvrau504/

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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 Gowru
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