Govah Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Govah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Govah Demographics
Average Govah Salary in
United States
$43,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Govah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Govah occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Govah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Govah reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe Govah is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 65 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Govah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Govah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Govah surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Govah Last Name Statistics demography
Govah earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Govah
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