Gou is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gou
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gou

How popular is Gou?

Gou is common in China.

Gou is ranked 2394 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gous grew by 100 per cent to 276 since 2000 and ranked 70833 after elevating 46002 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 78.99 76.81
Hispanic or Latino 10.14 7.25
White 6.88 13.04
Black 2.54 0
Gou is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 229802 people have been found who wears Gou as their family name. Gou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
6,940 Japan8
2,011 South Korea4
50,640 Switzerland2
18,035 Egypt2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
24,766 Scotland2
18,718 Thailand2
19,046 Ireland2
124,220 Italy2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
89,020 Tanzania2
54,135 Philippines2
90,903 Moldova1
107,212 South Africa1
37,779 Serbia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,292 Vietnam1
15,705 Cameroon1
4,249 Cambodia1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
17,575 Kuwait1
47,891 Norway1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
77,122 Sweden1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
19,533 Uruguay1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
6,033 Benin1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,947 Netherlands31
52,530 Belgium22
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,285 Canada99
47,891 England81
30,024 Australia76
68,685 Ukraine68
5,773 Singapore53
Countries with hundreds of Gou:
6,932 Algeria982
536 Taiwan811
8,635 Mexico576
8,783 Spain440
64,131 United States392
68,544 India383
31,156 Indonesia333
6,893 Greece270
43,536 Germany235
63,802 Russia209
50,564 France196
1,470 Hong Kong166
60,164 Brazil159
11,447 Malaysia152
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Gou:
5,078 Morocco1,007
Countries with hundred thousands of Gou:
257 China222,869
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Gou Namesakes

  • Abdelhamid Gouri, Actor
  • Abderrahim Goumri, Olympic athlete
  • Abel Goumba, Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
  • Vasilis Gountaroulis, Musical Artist
  • Adeline Gousseau, Politician
  • Teresa Patrício de Gouveia, Portuguese Politician
  • Paul Gouin, Politician
  • Y. Gadilingana Goud, Member of Parliament
  • Adrien Gouteyron, Politician
  • Paulo Goulart, Actor

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