Govam Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States

Govam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Govam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govam (Hindi: गोवम, Marathi: गोवम) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govam? popularity and diffusion

Govam is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Govam are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 75 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent are found. Excluding India Govam occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found.

Govam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Govam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Govam surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosvam9123/
Ovam892/
Gosvame834/
Gosvaym831/
Goivamd831/
Govan806,891/
Gevam8033/
Gobam8022/
Gowam8018/
Gavam8014/
Govom801/
Ovaim801/
Goushvam771/
Goewam731,133/
Ghavam73749/
Govand73112/
Govane73101/
Govain7375/
Govang7374/
Gouvan7362/
Goswam7336/
Gotvan7326/
Ngovan7325/
Govean7313/
Gouwam7310/
Goyvan738/
Govahn738/
Govann737/
Govant737/
Gowame735/
Gavaim734/
Gauvam734/
Ghovan733/
Gatvam733/
Goovan732/
Govhan731/
Govaan731/
Ghobam731/
Ngavam731/
Gohvan731/
Gompam731/
Gonpam731/
Gavame731/
Gavamd731/
Ghowam731/
Ovamme730/
Obam678,808/
Goivand671,029/
Owam67163/
Gotbaum6749/
Avam6744/
Ovom6717/
Gotvand6713/
Gotvajn674/
Govaind674/
Govhane674/
Goivant674/
Ghavame672/
Gouvang672/
Gavhame672/
Goveand671/
N'Govan671/
Ngoubam671/
Govanne671/
Gouvain671/

Govam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govam in the Hindi language
गोवमgovama-
Govam in the Marathi language
गोवमgovama-

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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 Govam
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