Govda Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Serbia

Govda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4421:1,735,44262,342
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Govda (15) may also be a first name.

Govda Last Name Facts

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

Govda (Hindi: गोव्दा, Marathi: गोवडा, Russian: Говда) is most common in India. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Govda.

How Common Is The Last Name Govda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 630,290th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname Govda occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Govda reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Govda is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 442 people, or 1 in 1,735,442. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Goa, where 1 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Outside of India Govda is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Govda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Govda last name is chiefly Christian (64%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouvda911/
Ovda8919/
Gowda8029,128/
Hovda801,704/
Gavda80839/
Gobda80112/
Ovdat8017/
Gofda801/
Gopda801/
Ngowda7325/
Gopdas7322/
Ghavda7314/
Ngavda7312/
Gavdai7311/
Goufda7310/
Gowdaa739/
Gowday738/
Goubda738/
Gavdha736/
Ghobda736/
Gauvda735/
Gowdat734/
Goowda733/
Gavday733/
Govdei733/
Hovday732/
Gavhda732/
Ngovdo731/
Ghopda731/
Gowdha731/
Gowdea731/
Gowdai731/
Gowdad731/
Gouwda731/
Owda67766/
Avda6794/
Hovdash6743/
Ngavdai6723/
Obda6710/
Goufday671/
Goufdai671/
Ngoupda671/
Gowdgai671/
Ng'owda671/

Govda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govda in the Hindi language
गोव्दाgovda-
Govda in the Marathi language
गोवडाgovada99.53
Govda in the Russian language
Говдаgovda-

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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 Govda
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