Gouve Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Gouve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gouve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻓﻪ, Marathi: गोउवे) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouve? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gouve is the 2,136,387th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gouve live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 96 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania Gouve exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouve Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouve in the Marathi language | ||
| गोउवे | go'uve | 60 |
| गोडवे | godave | 40 |
| Gouve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻓﻪ | kwfh | 50 |
| ﻛﻮﻑ | kwf | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gouve
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