Goevaerts Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goevaerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goevaerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Goevaerts Last Name Facts

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

Goevaerts is most common in Belgium. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goevaerts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Goevaerts live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Goevaerts is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 133,682. In Belgium Goevaerts is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeyvaerts95219/
Govaerts943,915/
Gevaerts94194/
Goevaert9411/
Goovaerts893,198/
Goyvaerts891,951/
Gouvaerts895/
Goverts88144/
Govarts8868/
Geverts8861/
Goijvaerts848/
Gooyvaerts842/
Goeyvuerts841/
Govaarts82238/
Govoerts824/
Gavaerts821/
Heyvaerts78144/
Goyvaertz784/
Hoyvaerts781/
Gevertz75147/
Govertz758/
Gewerths7115/
Govaards711/
Heywaerts671/
Geverz670/
Gewertz63147/
Gowertz633/
Gowards631/
Gavartz630/
Auwaerts5932/
Hauwaerts56114/
Gewerz533/
Gewarz532/
Gewuerz5014/
Geuerrz501/

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Footnotes

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