Govdyak Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Govdyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govdyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Govdyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govdyak (Russian: Говдяк) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govdyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Govdyak is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Govdyak is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Govdyak are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 9,608,204. In Russia Govdyak is most frequent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 60 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 27 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Moldova, where 5 percent are found.

Govdyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Govdyak surname is principally Christian (53%) in Ukraine.

Govdyak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavdyak861/
Ovdyakova756/
Gowdiak7110/
Govdeac712/
Avdyakova63104/
Gawdiak5717/
Ovdeiok571/

Govdyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govdyak in the Russian language
Говдякgovdak-

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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 Govdyak
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