Govek Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Govek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia941:26,4655,565
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia91:469,84536,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gövek (5) are calculated separately.

Govek Last Name Facts

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

Govek is most common in Slovenia. It can appear as a variant: Gövek. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Govek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,185,157th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Govek reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 26,465. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Savinja, where 83 percent are found, Gorizia, where 11 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Serbia, where 6 percent are found.

Govek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Govek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Govek surname rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Govek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Govek surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.74% registered with the political party.

Govek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gövek935/
Govik8048/
Gobek8046/
Oveke8044/
Gavek8029/
Gowek8019/
Hovek805/
Govex805/
Oveek802/
Goveq801/
Govec801/
Hoveke7318/
Gotvik739/
Gaveck736/
Geveck735/
Ouveke732/
Hoveck731/
Gaveak731/
Ovedke731/
Gobeke731/
Goubek731/
Gaveke731/
Houvek731/
Owek67270/
Ovik6791/
Gaveske6725/
Avek6721/
Goobeck6718/
Ngompek6710/
Gotvikh678/
Gobeske677/
Ovekova676/
Ovec671/
Ovjk671/
Goubeke671/
Ovex671/
Govkova671/
Gaveick670/

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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 Govek
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