Govca Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Govca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

Govca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govca is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govca? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Govca is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Govca reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia Govca is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 67 percent reside and Semigallia, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cuba, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovca8935/
Gouvcia831/
Govsa80107/
Govce802/
Govza801/
Gavca801/
Ghovja732/
Gavcia732/
Ngovza731/
Goyvka731/
Owca67713/
Ofca6711/
Ovka677/
Govdzha672/
Govhcki671/
Obca671/
Ovco671/
Ghovjah671/
Ngouvza671/
Ghobcha671/
Govchee670/

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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 Govca
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