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 found most in Greece. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gkova? popularity and diffusion
Gkova is the 1,310,135th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gkova reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Gkova is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 71,483. In Greece Gkova is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 57 percent reside, Western Greece, where 36 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 3 percent reside. Barring Greece Gkova exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
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
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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 Gkova
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