Gourven Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gourven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1121:593,06078,954
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Gourven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gourven occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gourven reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 593,060. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 73 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 1 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorven9291/
Gurven928/
Gorvien8671/
Gorvein8622/
Gorvean860/
Gurveng860/
Orven83180/
Urven8329/
Gurvesin801/
Garven771,077/
Gorvin77312/
Gurvin77192/
Horven7729/
Orveen776/
Eurven771/
Oerven771/
Hurven771/
Orrven770/
Orvesen71185/
Gorvine7141/
Gurvine7116/
Gorvina7113/
Garvene716/
Oerveen716/
Gurbein714/
Gurvina713/
Gharven713/
Garvehn712/
Gurwein712/
Garveen712/
Ourvain711/
Ourvine711/
Garvein711/
Gorvind711/
Gorbein711/
Ghorvin711/
Horvend710/
Goorvin710/
Orvin67565/
Arven67103/
Urvin6739/
Gourbine673/
Orvén672/
Garvesen671/
Garveene670/
Orvem670/
Gaurwein670/

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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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  • 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 Gourven
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