Gouvala Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Gouvala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Gouvala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouvala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouvala (Hindi: गोउवाल) occurs most in Greece. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouvala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gouvala is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Gouvala is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gouvala reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Gouvala is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 410,363. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 96 percent are found and Central Greece, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Greece it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouvala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouvala in the Hindi language | ||
| गोउवाल | go'uvala | - |
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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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- 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 Gouvala
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