Gouvêa Surname
Approximately 2,413 people bear this surname
Gouvêa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,138 | 1:100,128 | 3,761 |
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Gouvea (20,419) are calculated separately.
Gouvêa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouvêa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gouvêa is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Gouvea. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gouvêa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouvêa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 177,322nd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,020,118 people. Gouvêa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gouvêa live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Gouvêa is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 2,138 people, or 1 in 100,128. In Brazil Gouvêa is most common in: São Paulo, where 42 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouvea | 94 | 20,419 | / |
| Gouvêia | 92 | 11 | / |
| Guvêa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gouvia | 83 | 112 | / |
| Gouveia | 77 | 133,308 | / |
| Gouvias | 77 | 228 | / |
| Gouviea | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gouvaia | 77 | 34 | / |
| Gouveas | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gouveja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gouvgai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouveua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvoia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouvéia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guvea | 73 | 15 | / |
| Guvya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Guvia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guvai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guvaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Guvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guvae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouveias | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gouvieia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gouveiaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngouviya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gouveiia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngouveia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guveya | 67 | 2,056 | / |
| Goubau | 67 | 198 | / |
| Goubay | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gutvay | 67 | 65 | / |
| Guvaha | 67 | 63 | / |
| Goubia | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gusvia | 67 | 29 | / |
| Goubai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Goubea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gouvei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gusvai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gouvie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guveia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guvyad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ghuvya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gauvaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guvaju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gauvea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gutvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gauvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goevia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghuvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguvia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goovea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gouvêa
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