Govender Surname

4,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Govender Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govender Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa129,7711:41718
England9481:58,7747,026
Australia4781:56,4766,885
New Zealand4601:9,8441,711
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Scotland221:243,35512,191
India191:40,371,862445,856
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Wales121:257,87814,969
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Oman81:460,9965,668
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Govender (38) may also be a first name.

Govender Last Name Facts

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

Govender (Marathi: गोवनदेर) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Govender? popularity and diffusion

Govender is the 4,214th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 54,678 people. The surname Govender is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Govender are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 38 people.

The surname Govender is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 129,771 people, or 1 in 417. In South Africa Govender is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa Govender is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Govender Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Govender surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Govender earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.76% less than the national average, earning 274,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning R 331,608 per year; in United States they earn 23.49% more than the national average, earning $53,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $54,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Govender Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govender in the Marathi language
गोवनदेरgovanadera50
गोवेदेरgovedera50

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