Gowu Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Gowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gowu (14) may also be a first name.
Gowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gowu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gowu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Gowu are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gowu is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Gowu is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Ogun, where 30 percent live and Bayelsa, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowui | 89 | 34 | / |
| Gowud | 89 | 9 | / |
| Gowou | 89 | 8 | / |
| Gouwu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ghowu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kgowu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngowou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gowuth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nngowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngowui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngouwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goweus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gobu | 75 | 3,012 | / |
| Gawu | 75 | 2,960 | / |
| Govu | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Guwu | 75 | 197 | / |
| Gewu | 75 | 167 | / |
| Ngouwou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ngouwuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabou | 67 | 1,479 | / |
| Ngovu | 67 | 830 | / |
| Gawou | 67 | 751 | / |
| Gaewu | 67 | 626 | / |
| Gobou | 67 | 591 | / |
| Govou | 67 | 201 | / |
| Govus | 67 | 189 | / |
| Guwus | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gobeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gawut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gobui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goibu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gobau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gavou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gouvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guhwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gawau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gowoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gewou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gowoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geweu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gowu
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