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

Gowry occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gowry click here.

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

The surname Gowry is the 523,789^th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name Gowry occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gowry live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Gowry is also the 180,387^th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,796 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is held by 508 people, or 1 in 2,546. In Mauritius Gowry is most prevalent in: Pamplemousses District, where 45 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 30 percent live and Moka District, where 19 percent live. Excluding Mauritius this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Gowry Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gowry has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gowry last name expanded 571 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gowry Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.