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 last name Gouve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻓﻪ, Marathi: गोउवे) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouve? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,136,387th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Gouve is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Gouve are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 96 percent live and Trarza Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 18 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
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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