Gouvias Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greece

Gouvias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouvias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Greece381:291,57342,990
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250

Gouvias Last Name Facts

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

Gouvias is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouvias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,082,743rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Gouvias are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 299,324. In South Africa Gouvias is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 86 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Gouvias Last Name Statistics demography

Gouvias earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning R 253,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govias92143/
Gouvia92112/
Ouvias921/
Gouviea8634/
Gouveas8611/
Gouviac866/
Gouevia862/
Govhias861/
Goubias861/
Govia83702/
Uvias8397/
Ovias8321/
Guvia834/
Gouveiia801/
Gouvea7720,419/
Gouvêa772,413/
Goveas771,230/
Uviase77137/
Ngovia77121/
Oviase77102/
Goubia7743/
Gusvia7729/
Gobias7713/
Goviea7711/
Huvias774/
Gubias771/
Goevia771/
Gouvio771/
Nguvia771/
Gouviot7111/
Guveiea714/
Guveiya714/
Ghosuia713/
Gobjias712/
Hovieas711/
Govaiya711/
Ngovija711/
Ngobias711/
Govea6726,511/
Obias677,681/
Gavia674,842/
Ubias671,113/
Avias67362/
Gubia67314/
Gobia67223/
Owias6732/
Govio6715/
Guvea6715/
Uviaz6711/
Uwias6710/
Guvya679/
Ovios678/
Oveas675/
Guwia674/
Ghobihas673/
Goubiayi672/
Guvio672/
Goeveija671/
Gowia671/
Oviaz671/
Govya671/

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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
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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 Gouvias
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