Gobern Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gobern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1611:17,8261,633
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Spain621:754,06531,946
Panama341:115,0664,183
England171:3,277,533109,658
France151:4,428,181244,602
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gobern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gobern is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gobern is the 675,256th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name Gobern is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gobern live; 36 percent live in Caribbean and 36 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 17,826. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Middlesex County, where 68 percent are found, Surrey County, where 23 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Jamaica it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Gobern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gobern has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gobern surname rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gobern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gobern last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

Gobern earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goubern9255/
Obern91261/
Goberisn861/
Govern83668/
Oberin83356/
Gubern83262/
Osbern83117/
Hobern8366/
Gowern8346/
Oberne8336/
Gabern8327/
Obeirn8326/
O'Bern8326/
Oberen835/
Oberyn831/
Gebern830/
Obiern830/
Goborn830/
Goberienė80114/
Goßberndt801/
Obeirne77744/
Obering77189/
Oberink77142/
O'Beirn77125/
Geberin7753/
Obergin7711/
Gubernt779/
Oberien778/
Gobaren777/
O'Berne774/
Guberin774/
Osberne773/
Gouborn772/
Oberina772/
Oberndt771/
Oberrne771/
Cgovern771/
Gaberin771/
Goverin771/
Geberen771/
Gobarin771/
Obergne771/
Hoberen770/
Gobhorn770/
Gouvern770/
Oberend770/
Ousbern770/
Oysbern770/
Governe770/
O'Berin770/
Oosbern770/
Overn73253/
Abern7394/
Obyrn7321/
Obirn730/
O'Beirne712,198/
Guberina71363/
Gouverne71194/
Oberring718/
Obernova716/
O'Bergin712/
Obierien711/
Gosbjørn711/
O'Beiren711/
Nguberen711/
Uoshbern711/
Govering710/
O'Beerne710/
Aberin672,586/
Obyrne671,852/
Overin67637/
Oberem67468/
Overen67205/
Habern67151/
Obirin67133/
Gavern67121/
Obiren6770/
Osbirn6744/
Gubernova6729/
Overyn6725/
Hovern6720/
Obirne6715/
Aberen679/
O'Byrn679/
Oberim675/
Aubern674/
Gaborn674/
Aabern673/
Aberne672/
Aberén672/
Asbern671/
D'Geberin671/
O'Beirene671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gobern
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