Govaghan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Govaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India251:30,682,615377,978
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

Govaghan (53) may also be a first name.

Govaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govaghan (Hindi: गोवघन, Marathi: गोवघन) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Govaghan? popularity and diffusion

Govaghan is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Govaghan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Govaghan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 53 people.

The surname Govaghan is most numerous in India, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India Govaghan is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 96 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 4 percent reside.

Govaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Govaghan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govaghamn949/
Gavaghan881,487/
Ovaughan881/
O'Vaughan822/
Ghavaghan821/
Gavagan80610/
Avaghan80302/
Gevagan802/
Owaghan801/
Obaghan801/
Gobagan800/
Ghavaghane782/
Avaghane7572/
Avaghean7510/
Avaghaun753/
Ghowagan751/
Avagahan751/
Gavagham751/
Govagond751/
Gavagane751/
Gavagann751/
Gavgagan750/
Avagan711,022/
Obagan7155/
Owagan7132/
Goswagang7117/
Gavhagane711/
Gavegan6763/
Oswagan6724/
Gobogan676/
Awaghan675/
Avagant674/
Avagane674/
Gabogan671/
Havagan671/
Asvagan671/
Avangan671/
Aavagan671/
Gabagan670/
Gavagon670/

Govaghan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govaghan in the Marathi language
गोवघनgovaghana-
Govaghan in the Hindi language
गोवघनgovaghana75
गोवघ़्ानgovaghaana25

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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 Govaghan
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