Gouverneur Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Gouverneur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouverneur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,3631:48,7336,334
Belgium4891:23,5113,702
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
Venezuela941:321,3207,225
United States831:4,366,975231,516
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Haiti301:356,13010,472
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belize11:355,4743,977
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

Gouverneur (107) may also be a first name.

Gouverneur Last Name Facts

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

Gouverneur is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouverneur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,072nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,776,208 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gouverneur are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 910,230th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 107 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 48,733. In France Gouverneur is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 30 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Grand Est, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France Gouverneur is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Gouverneur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gouverneur are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gouverneur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 179.02% more than the national average, earning R 663,048 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.76% less than the national average, earning $31,418 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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