Govaars Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Govaars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govaars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Govaars Last Name Facts

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

Govaars is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govaars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Govaars reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 301,557. In The Netherlands Govaars is most numerous in: North Holland, where 39 percent are found, South Holland, where 29 percent are found and North Brabant, where 18 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Govaars occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Govaars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Govaars are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Govaars earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.48% more than the national average, earning R 528,696 per year and in United States they earn 55.28% more than the national average, earning $67,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govars927/
Govaers86361/
Gouvars8618/
Govhars862/
Govarse861/
Ovars831/
Goevaers8061/
Goovaers802/
Goyvaers801/
Govers773,515/
Gavars77457/
Otvars773/
Ovarse773/
Ovarsh771/
Gabars771/
Gowars770/
Goovers7156/
Gevaers7138/
Goevers7112/
Gevaurs710/
Avars6713/
Gowarsch6710/
Owars676/
Abars674/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Govaars
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