Govaers Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Govaers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 218 | 1:52,737 | 8,610 |
| Netherlands | 111 | 1:152,137 | 22,745 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Govaers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govaers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Govaers occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Govaers.
How Common Is The Last Name Govaers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Govaers is the 783,439th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Govaers are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 52,737. In Belgium Govaers is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goevaers | 93 | 61 | / |
| Goovaers | 93 | 2 | / |
| Goyvaers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Govaetrs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Govers | 92 | 3,515 | / |
| Govars | 92 | 7 | / |
| Govaars | 86 | 132 | / |
| Goovers | 86 | 56 | / |
| Gevaers | 86 | 38 | / |
| Gouvars | 86 | 18 | / |
| Goevers | 86 | 12 | / |
| Goviers | 86 | 10 | / |
| Govhars | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gevers | 77 | 4,951 | / |
| Gowers | 77 | 2,700 | / |
| Gavars | 77 | 457 | / |
| Gavers | 77 | 59 | / |
| Gawers | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gévers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gowars | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gievers | 71 | 152 | / |
| Gaewers | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gowarsch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gewers | 62 | 898 | / |
| Gäwers | 62 | 47 | / |
| Gawors | 62 | 7 | / |
| Gavors | 62 | 3 | / |
| Aviers | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gewors | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aveirs | 62 | 0 | / |
| Awyers | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gievors | 57 | 6 | / |
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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 Govaers
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