de Gouveia Surname

46,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Jersey

de Gouveia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Gouveia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,2911:40,4601,643
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Venezuela1,6641:18,1511,362
South Africa1,5181:35,6904,577
France2001:332,11450,174
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
England1041:535,75133,356
Australia651:415,31833,226
Spain641:730,50131,369
Canada491:751,95159,756
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Curaçao141:11,232389
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India61:127,844,230863,365
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: de Gouvêia (1) are calculated separately.

de Gouveia Last Name Facts

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

de Gouveia is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: de Gouvêia. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gouveia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,135th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 648,243 people. The last name de Gouveia occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of de Gouveia are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname de Gouveia is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 5,291 people, or 1 in 40,460. In Brazil de Gouveia is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 42 percent are found, Paraná, where 11 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 18 percent are found and Venezuela, where 15 percent are found.

de Gouveia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Gouveia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Gouveia surname increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Gouveia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Gouveia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.39% more than the national average, earning R 654,420 per year; in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,844 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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