Govathson Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Govathson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govathson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Govathson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govathson occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Govathson.

How Common Is The Last Name Govathson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Govathson is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Govathson occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Govathson live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 52 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 45 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govatson941/
Govattson891/
Govason880/
Govauson820/
Gavason7517/
Owatson751/
Ovatsan751/
Howatson711,065/
O'Watson713/
Gavasson711/

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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 Govathson
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