Gowtama Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Gowtama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowtama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana51:152,4449,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Gowtama (15) may also be a first name.

Gowtama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowtama is found in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowtama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gowtama is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gowtama reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. Gowtama is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Guyana, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 152,444. In Guyana Gowtama is most numerous in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Guyana it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouwtama93157/
Gowthama9313/
Gowtamas931/
Gowthamai881/
Gowtami86171/
Gawtama862/
Gowthami80662/
Gowthamy806/
Gowthame801/
Ghowthami751/
Gowthamey751/
Govthami673/
Gawthami671/
Gawthome531/

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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 Gowtama
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