Govardhana Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Govardhana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govardhana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5551:1,382,10053,327
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Govardhana (5,204) may also be a first name.

Govardhana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govardhana (Hindi: गोवर्धना, Marathi: गोवधर्ना) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govardhana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Govardhana is the 560,645th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. Govardhana occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Govardhana live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 93,830th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 5,204 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 1,382,100. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 61 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 37 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India Govardhana is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govardana9588/
Govardhanna953/
Govardhanai952/
Goverdhana9050/
Gowardhana9038/
Govardanna901/
Gowardana84185/
Gobard'dhana821/
Gavardanas801/
Gouwardana801/
Gowardhena801/
Haswardana604/

Govardhana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govardhana in the Hindi language
गोवर्धनाgovardhana-
Govardhana in the Marathi language
गोवधर्नाgovadharna66.67
गोवधर्नgovadharna33.33

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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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  • 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 Govardhana
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