Cognomen Gouws (Gouws 
) , all over the world, is a common family name. The surname Gouws is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, South Africa, and Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in South Africa, Namibia, and Australia.
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| Gouws | Namibia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Zambia, Australia |
| jozef benjamin gouws botanist (b. 1909) |
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| johannes gouws South Africa fighter pilot, ZA (b. 1919) |
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tom gouws (b. 1961) |
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renaldo gouws South African politician, ZA (b. 1983) |
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| dawie gouws ZA (b. 1927) |
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| rufus gouws South African lexicographer, ZA (b. 1953) |
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| gert s. gouws Chief Financial Officer - Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) (b. 1959) |
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| amanda gouws S African political scientist, writer on intolerance and gender issues, ZA (b. 1959) |
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| pierre gouws Zimbabwean cyclist, ZW (b. 1960) |
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| andries stefanus gouws (b. 1952) |
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| amanda gouws (b. 1959) |
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| andré gouws researcher |
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| j gouws researcher |
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| chrisna gouws South African pharmacologist, ZA |
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| pieter a. gouws researcher |
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