Gowy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gowy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gowy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gowy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gowy occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Gowy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gowy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gowy are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gowy is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,299,329. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghowy892,402/
Gouwy891,165/
Gowey89301/
Goway89117/
Goewy894/
Gowyd890/
Gowoy890/
Owy869/
Goewey80693/
Goeway8012/
Gouwey803/
Gosway802/
Goswey800/
Gowe752,469/
Goby751,528/
Oway75332/
Gowi75307/
Gawy75211/
Guwy7596/
Govy7522/
Owey7522/
Owuy7520/
Owiy758/
Howy754/
Owhy753/
Owwy753/
Owoy752/
Gowé752/
Owyi752/
Ojwy752/
Owyp751/
Oowy751/
Oywy751/
Ngouwuy731/
Howey675,026/
Gobay671,823/
Howay671,736/
Gaboy671,633/
Gobey671,371/
Gouwe671,203/
Gouby671,146/
Goboy67973/
Gowie67758/
Goweh67475/
Govey67434/
Kgowe67410/
Gooby67309/
Ghewy67279/
Gowee67259/
Gaway67246/
Ghawy67239/
Oweye67232/
Geway67176/
Goowa67158/
Gohwe67125/
Gouwa6783/
Guboy6777/
Gowai6775/
Gouvy6759/
Guway6755/
Gawey6750/
Hohwy6743/
Gowui6734/
Ghowi6722/
Goewe6720/
Goiwa6713/
Gowep6710/
Govys6710/
Ghowe679/
Gavoy679/
Gowoi678/
Gowed677/
Govoy676/
Gowea676/
Gawiy675/
Howyo675/
Gowez674/
Gowei674/
Owoey674/
Gowoa673/
Goiwe673/
Goovy673/
Ouway673/
Gosvy672/
Owayz671/
Oowey671/
Gewey671/
Gobyi671/
Goviy671/
Gowgi671/
Gowha671/
Gowhi671/
Howys671/
Gowwe671/
Gowaa671/
Owaay671/
Howiy671/
Oswoy671/
Ngawy671/
O'Way671/
Gawyo671/
Gawyś671/
Goowe671/
Gevoy671/
Ghéwy671/
Owahy671/
Owyhp671/
Guwey670/
Gawys670/
Gowge670/

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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 Gowy
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