Govekar Surname

47,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Govekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,2651:74,7265,069
Slovenia3401:7,3171,647
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria91:946,15970,786
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Govekar (14) may also be a first name.

Govekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govekar (Hindi: गोवेकार, Marathi: गोवेकर) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Govekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,180th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 663,892 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Govekar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Govekar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 10,265 people, or 1 in 74,726. In India Govekar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent reside, Goa, where 37 percent reside and Karnataka, where 14 percent reside. Besides India this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Govekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Govekar last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the party.

Govekar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govhekar935/
Ovekar9287/
Gavekar86238/
Govikar8647/
Govakar8645/
Gowekar8617/
Ovhekar8612/
Gobekar8611/
Hovekar866/
Gevekar865/
Gobhekar8099/
Govaikar8070/
Ghavekar806/
Gaveekar805/
Gauvekar805/
Gavhekar804/
Ghobekar802/
Ghovokar801/
Gouvakar801/
Govikare801/
Avekar77101/
Obekar778/
Gavakar71956/
Asvekar71162/
Avhekar7111/
Gavikar7110/
Gevikar715/
Havekar714/
Atvekar713/
Gavokar712/
Owekare712/
Aavekar712/
Gobikar711/
Aveskar711/
Gawekar711/
Hovecar711/
Oviekor711/
Ashvekar67113/
Gavaikar6766/
Gowaikar6748/
Ghabekar6710/
Oveakore677/
Oubekkar675/
Aasvekar674/
Gaavakar674/
Gabhekar672/
Athvekar671/
Atveekar671/
Gowhikar671/
Ghavakar671/
Hasvekar671/

Govekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govekar in the Hindi language
गोवेकारgovekara-
Govekar in the Marathi language
गोवेकरgovekara98.34
गावेकरgavekara0.09
गोवकरgovakara0.09
गोवेकारgovekara0.06
गोवेकgoveka0.03
गोवॆकरgovekara0.03
गोवीकरgovikara0.03

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Govekar
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