Gobović Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Gobović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gobović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina861:41,1215,652
Montenegro351:18,2732,093
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Gobovic (16) are calculated separately.

Gobović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gobović is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Gobovic. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gobović? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gobović is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Gobović occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gobović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 41,121. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 24 percent are found and Croatia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobovic9516/
Gobovich805/
Abović7728/
Gobovitch751/
Goibovich751/
Gavović7199/
Gabovic7144/
Gabovič7125/
Gubovic715/
Gábovic712/
Gubovič712/
Gabovich67114/
Gubovics67106/
Gabovitz6729/
Gubovits6715/
Gabovics673/
Gabovits672/
Gubovici672/
Gábovics671/
Gabovitš671/
Gubovich671/

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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 Gobović
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