Gows Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gows Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India811:9,469,943186,993
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Gowś (4) are calculated separately.

Gows (669) may also be a first name.

Gows Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gows is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gowś. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gows? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Gows occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gows reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 320,785th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 669 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 9,469,943. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 77 percent live, Telangana, where 10 percent live and Pondicherry, where 6 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Gows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gows has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gows last name expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gows Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gows surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowś924/
Gouws8923,321/
Ghows8947/
Gowse8925/
Gowsh8913/
Gowsz896/
Goiws891/
Goews891/
Ghowse8011/
Gouwse801/
Ghouws801/
Ggouws801/
Gowsse801/
Gobs75206/
Govs7546/
Gaws7514/
Gews7513/
Gofs753/
Ghobs6729/
Govsh6715/
Govse6710/
Gosfs6710/
Gauws679/
Ghaws674/
Goffs672/
Ghovs672/
Gawsh672/
Gouwsová672/
Ngowz671/
Gohvs671/
Gawss671/
Gawse670/
Govsx670/
Goefs670/
Goubs670/

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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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  • 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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