Govendan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Govendan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govendan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Govendan (20) may also be a first name.

Govendan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govendan is most common in Malaysia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govendan? popularity and diffusion

Govendan is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Govendan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Govendan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,179,769. In Malaysia Govendan is most numerous in: Selangor, where 24 percent are found, Kedah, where 20 percent are found and Penang, where 16 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Govendan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 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
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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 Govendan
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