Gowswami Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Gowswami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 415 | 1:1,848,350 | 65,079 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gowswami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowswami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowswami (Hindi: गोस्वामी) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowswami? popularity and diffusion
Gowswami is the 704,927th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Gowswami occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gowswami are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 1,848,350. In India it is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 58 percent reside, Bihar, where 34 percent reside and Assam, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gowswami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gowswami in the Hindi language | ||
| गोस्वामी | gosvami | - |
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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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