Goveia Surname

64,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Suriname

Goveia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goveia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,1911:41,2401,675
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
United States4181:867,12765,849
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Canada571:646,41452,764
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Suriname451:12,2803,102
England441:1,266,32057,817
India321:23,970,793327,222
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Guyana211:36,2963,715
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Gôveia (1) are calculated separately.

Goveia (15) may also be a first name.

Goveia Last Name Facts

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

Goveia (Marathi: गोिवया) is found most in Brazil. It can also be found as: Gôveia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goveia? popularity and diffusion

Goveia is the 64,273rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 936,221 people. Goveia occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goveia reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name Goveia is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 5,191 people, or 1 in 41,240. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 18 percent are found, Maranhão, where 10 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Goveia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goveia surname are 34.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Goveia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.6% more than the national average, earning R 507,588 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $59,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gôveia941/
Gouveia92133,308/
Goveias927/
Goiveia923/
Gooveia923/
Govea9126,511/
Govei914/
Gouveias867/
Gouvieia863/
Gouveiaa862/
Ngouveia861/
Gouvea8320,419/
Goveas831,230/
Goveya83485/
Goviya8328/
Govaia8322/
Goviea8311/
Gouvei8311/
Ouveia834/
Gaveia833/
Goveyi833/
Gobeia831/
Goweia831/
Goveio831/
Goovea831/
Govuia831/
Oveias831/
Goveis830/
Ovea8076/
Ovei8016/
Goviyas77155/
Govheya7754/
Gouviea7734/
Gouvaia7734/
Ngouvei7721/
Gobehia7717/
Goveyas7712/
Gonpeia7712/
Gouveas7711/
Gouvêia7711/
Gauveia779/
Gouveis776/
Goubeia776/
Ngoveya776/
Gouveio773/
Gouveja772/
Goevaia771/
Goveeyi771/
Gouveua771/
Ğouveia771/
Gouueia771/
Gouveie771/
Gouvoia771/
Gouvéia771/
Ghoveya771/
Gouweia771/
Goveies770/
Gobea732,414/
Govey73434/
Oveja73181/
Hovea7365/
Oviya7358/
Gavea7354/
Gobei7349/
Oveya7346/
Oveis7330/
Șovei7330/
Șovea7329/
Ovaia7329/
Oveyi7326/
Gavei7322/
Govai7318/
Oveid7312/
Oivea737/
Oviea737/
Govêa737/
Gávea737/
Govie736/
Gowea736/
Oveas735/
Ovija735/
Govaj734/
Gowei734/
Obeia734/
Govee732/
Oveat732/
Osvea731/
Oveit731/
Govij731/
Aveia731/
Govae731/
Gevea731/
Gevei731/
Oveiy731/
Govhiyas717/
Ngouviya712/
Goviyash711/
Gouvoeyi711/
Ngobei67941/
Ovejas67644/
Ghavei67349/
Gavaia6776/
Govaji6743/
Gaviya6738/
Ghavea6735/
Gobeya6726/
Goweah6726/
Goibai6718/
Govayi6715/
Gosvai6713/
Govaya6712/
Goeway6712/
Goubea6712/
Gouwei6712/
Hoveid679/
Goubei678/
Hoveiz678/
Hoivea678/
Gouvie677/
Govait676/
Govoyi676/
Gaveua676/
Gobiya675/
Gauvea673/
Gaveja673/
Gevaia673/
Gowaia672/
Govoey672/
Gobeja672/
Goibay672/
Ngobea672/
Ovaias671/
Ooviya671/
Goovey671/
Gouwea671/
Govaja671/
Goveus671/
Govhai671/
Goweya671/
Gonpea671/
Ngovai671/
Ngavei671/
O'Veit671/
Gavija671/
Gavoia671/
Gaveya671/
Govoeï671/
Govoye671/
Gobeji671/
Geviya671/
Ghobei671/
Hoovea671/
Gaouea671/
Ovieja671/
Govhie671/
Gosbea670/
Oveatt670/
Gouvey670/
Goevey670/

Goveia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goveia in the Marathi language
गोिवयाgoivaya66.67
गोवीयाgoviya33.33

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