Gows Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Gows Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Gowś (4) are calculated separately.
Gows (669) may also be a first name.
Gows Demographics
Gows Political Affiliation
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Gows Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gows Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gows is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Gowś. Click here for further possible spellings of Gows.
How Common Is The Last Name Gows? popularity and diffusion
Gows is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Gows live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 320,785th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 669 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 77 percent are found, Telangana, where 10 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 6 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Gows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gows has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gows Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gows last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gows earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.2% less than the national average, earning R 66,060 per year and in United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowś | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gouws | 89 | 23,321 | / |
| Ghows | 89 | 47 | / |
| Gowse | 89 | 25 | / |
| Gowsh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Gowsz | 89 | 6 | / |
| Goiws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Goews | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ghowse | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gouwse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghouws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ggouws | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gowsse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gobs | 75 | 206 | / |
| Govs | 75 | 46 | / |
| Gaws | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gews | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gofs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ghobs | 67 | 29 | / |
| Govsh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Govse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gosfs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gauws | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ghaws | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goffs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghovs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouwsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngowz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Govsx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goubs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gows
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