Gowsell Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gowsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada751:491,27542,011
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Gowsell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gowsell is found most in Canada. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gowsell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowsell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gowsell live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 491,275. In Canada Gowsell is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 63 percent live, Alberta, where 29 percent live and British Columbia, where 5 percent live. Apart from Canada Gowsell exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Gowsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gowsell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gowsell surname rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gowsell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gowsell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howsell863/
Howselll800/
Howsel772/
Awsell771/
Gowgiel7190/
Gobsill7156/
Gofjell715/
Hawsell711/
Gowgill710/
Gowdziel678/
Goobcell677/
Obsel673/

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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 Gowsell
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