Gouvo Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gouvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gouvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast451:512,69416,131
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Gouvo (159) may also be a first name.

Gouvo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouvo occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gouvo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouvo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gouvo live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 159 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 512,694. In The Ivory Coast Gouvo is most numerous in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 71 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 24 percent reside and Comoé District, where 2 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouevo9111/
Gouvoh9110/
Gouvos914/
Govo891,915/
Guvo89105/
Ouvo8918/
Ngouvou833/
Ngouvoh831/
Nguvo802,150/
Goubo801,821/
Ngovo801,004/
Govou80201/
Gouva8042/
Gouwo8033/
Houvo8031/
Gusvo8027/
Govoy806/
Govoh804/
Ouvos802/
Govot802/
Govos802/
Gosuo801/
Goovo801/
Govho801/
Ouvoh801/
Gowuo801/
Goïvo801/
Gobuo801/
Cguvo801/
Gohuo801/
Ovo752,695/
Uvo75875/
Gouvas73174/
Goubou73131/
Goubot73110/
Ngoubo7356/
Goumpo7333/
Houevo7324/
Goubgo7317/
Houvou7311/
Ngoivo737/
Gonpuo736/
Goueva735/
Goujva734/
Gounpo733/
Ngouva732/
Ghouva731/
Gayovo731/
Houvoh731/
Gauvou731/
Gousva731/
Gouwwo731/
Goivoo731/
Gueuvo731/
Ghoubo731/
Gayuvo731/
Ngovou731/
Gojuoh731/
Guvois730/
Gobo674,384/
Gova673,446/
Obuo672,426/
Goubgou672,353/
Ovod671,818/
Ovoh671,377/
Ngoubou671,202/
Hovo67990/
Uvoh67605/
Gavo67599/
Guva67587/
Gowo67571/
Oubo67484/
Owuo67451/
Osuo67445/
Oivo67370/
Ohvo67341/
Uouo67246/
Ovoi67222/
Ouva67124/
Ovuo6790/
Ngouebo6767/
Ojuo6755/
Ovoa6754/
Oyuo6739/
Ouwo6737/
Auvo6731/
Uvoi6722/
Huvo6721/
Ngouwou6720/
Ngounpo6713/
Ovos6712/
Ngoumpo674/
Ovoy673/
Uvot673/
Goubout673/
Uvoz673/
Uvoo673/
Gohiouo673/
Uevo672/
Gueyovo672/
Uvoa672/
Houevou672/
Ovot672/
Ngobuoh672/
Euvo672/
Uvho672/
Oouo672/
Gayovoy671/
Otvo671/
Gouebou671/
Uvos671/
Houevoh671/
Ovoo671/
Ngohvou671/
Nghuivo671/
Gayoubo671/
Gayouho671/
Gousbou671/
Gousvas671/
Ovoz671/
Oovo671/
Oevo671/
Usvo671/
Uvoj671/
Uvuo671/
Gouboux670/
Ovho670/

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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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  • 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 Gouvo
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