Gkova Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Gkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 155 | 1:71,483 | 12,011 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Gkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gkova (Russian: Гкова) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gkova? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,310,135th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gkova live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 71,483. In Greece Gkova is primarily found in: Attica, where 57 percent are found, Western Greece, where 36 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 3 percent are found. Besides Greece Gkova occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gkova in the Russian language | ||
| Гкова | gkova | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gkova
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