Goovadia Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Goovadia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goovadia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637

Goovadia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goovadia occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goovadia? popularity and diffusion

Goovadia is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goovadia reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Goovadia is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 87 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and North West, where 2 percent reside.

Goovadia Last Name Statistics demography

Goovadia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.18% less than the national average, earning R 94,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govadia9342/
Ovadia861,449/
Gavadia8097/
Gowadia8066/
Ovadias8056/
Ovadiah8025/
Gobadia8019/
Ovadija805/
Goubadia7534/
Gouvedia751/
Ghobadia751/
Gavadias751/
Gobadiah751/
Obadia7112,601/
Ovadya71162/
Avadia7188/
Obodia7148/
Owadia7144/
Ovadja7110/
Owodia715/
Ovadía713/
Ovadio712/
Ghobadiha711/
Aboodia67183/
Gavedia6785/
Gabadia6755/
Obadiha6749/
Gubadia6722/
Gavadya6711/
Oubadia6711/
Howadia6711/
Obadhia677/
Owadiah675/
Avadias674/
Avadiaz672/
Ohuodia672/
Hobadia671/
Owadija671/
Obaidia671/
Obadiaa671/
Obadiay671/
Gavadea671/
Hovadya671/
Obadiea671/
Ohwadia671/
Owoudia671/

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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 Goovadia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis