Ghouv Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ghouv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghouv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ghouv Last Name Facts

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

Ghouv (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻮﻑ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghouv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ghouv is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghouv are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Ghouv is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghov8928/
Gouv891/
Ngouv8023/
Ghauv8022/
Ghouf808/
Ghoiv803/
Ghovs802/
Ghoub801/
Gouvt801/
Gouvd801/
Ghova801/
Gov7570/
Guv7541/
Ghovsh731/
Goujov731/
Goujev731/
Ghouws731/
Ghousf731/
Ngov677,003/
Gova673,446/
Gouw672,224/
Goev67499/
Ghow67383/
Goov67194/
Goup67192/
Ghop67190/
Nguv67136/
Govs6746/
Gauv6733/
Ghob6727/
Guvå6721/
Govd6720/
Gjuv6718/
Ghav6712/
Ghayoub6710/
Ghuf678/
Govt677/
Gouf676/
Gheyoub675/
Ghof674/
Gusv674/
Goub673/
Gutv673/
Guvt673/
Guvh672/
Cguv672/
Cgov672/
Hguv672/
Guvs672/
Gujv671/
Kguv671/
Gjov671/
Ghub671/
Guvw671/
Guvd671/
Guhv671/
Govw671/
Gohv671/
Gahv671/
Gguv671/
Ghaioub671/
Ghup671/
Goiv671/
Gosv671/

Ghouv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghouv in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻛﻮﻑakwf50
ﺍﻛﻮﻑakwf50

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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 Ghouv
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