Govean Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Govean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Govean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Govean has its highest incidence in Italy. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govean? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Govean are found; 46 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Italic Europe.
Govean is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 10,192,781. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 83 percent are found and Liguria, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 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
- 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 Govean
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