Govathson Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Govathson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Govathson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govathson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Govathson is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govathson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Govathson is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Govathson occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Govathson reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Govathson is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 52 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Govathson
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