Govai Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Govai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Govai (41) may also be a first name.
Govai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Govai (Hindi: गोवई, Marathi: गोवई, Russian: Говаи) is most common in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Govai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Govai live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Govai is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 41 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Govai is most common in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Govai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Govai in the Hindi language | ||
| गोवई | gova'i | - |
| Govai in the Marathi language | ||
| गोवई | gova'i | 75 |
| गोवाई | gova'i | 25 |
| Govai in the Russian language | ||
| Говаи | govai | - |
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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 Govai
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