Gowsala Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Gowsala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowsala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Gowsala (30) may also be a first name.

Gowsala Last Name Facts

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

Gowsala is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowsala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gowsala is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Gowsala reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 30 people.

The surname Gowsala is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Gowsala exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gowsalla934/
Gobsala861/
Goubsala801/
Gowsaluos751/
Gabsala719/
Gavsala711/
Gowgiallo631/
Gawzali572/
Govzela571/
Kgabzola531/
Gouvzela531/

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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 Gowsala
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