Gover Surname

93,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Gover Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Grain - Stacker [fromDial.E. goave, to stack grain in a goaf; Old Norse gólf, a floor, bay] 2 perh. also, however, from the North. English and Scot. gove, to gaze, stare.

Gover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7521:131,70713,867
England1,0941:50,9316,297
Canada3261:113,02312,061
Australia2871:94,06210,731
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Wales601:51,5764,775
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
India321:23,970,793327,222
Israel251:342,30528,607
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
France101:6,642,272293,169
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Norway71:734,61250,907
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7201:33,8554,448
Wales481:32,6751,788
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:97,5129,915

The alternate forms: Göver (476) are calculated separately.

Gover (532) may also be a first name.

Gover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Grain - Stacker [fromDial.E. goave, to stack grain in a goaf; Old Norse gólf, a floor, bay] 2 perh. also, however, from the North. English and Scot. gove, to gaze, stare.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From gover (go-ver), the brook or spring of Water; (W. gofer, a rivulet); hence perhaps Cover.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Or Le Cuver, probably a foreign name (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Gover Last Name Facts

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

Gover (Hindi: गोवर, Marathi: गोवर, Russian: Говер, Tibetan: གོ་བར་) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Göver. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gover? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,771st most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,433,428 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gover live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gover is also the 365,707th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 532 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,752 people, or 1 in 131,707. In The United States Gover is most frequent in: Maryland, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Kentucky, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Gover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gover has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gover last name is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gover are 13.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Gover earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.59% less than the national average, earning €12,136 per year; in Norway they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning 249,959 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,007 per year; in South Africa they earn 104.59% more than the national average, earning R 486,180 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Göver93476/
Govier912,440/
Govere911,577/
Govert91514/
Govher9188/
Goverd9149/
Goover9129/
Gouver915/
Goveer911/
Goverh911/
Gove8932,163/
Over894,030/
Gouvier83300/
Gouvert83101/
Gouverd8371/
Goovert8318/
Goivier839/
Goveart835/
Gouveir833/
Gouvher831/
Goveare831/
Goevier831/
Ghoover831/
Govea8026,511/
Gower8022,403/
Gober807,337/
Hover804,936/
Gever802,835/
Ngove802,146/
Gaver801,437/
Govey80434/
Overå80312/
Goves80309/
Overe80186/
Overd80159/
Govet80122/
Gouve8078/
Ouver8061/
Oiver8030/
Overt8022/
Goive8022/
Osver8021/
Ovier8018/
Govhe8013/
Govez8011/
Ohver8011/
Overø809/
Govie806/
Ghove804/
Govei804/
Overr802/
Ovear802/
Govee802/
Goveh802/
Govir801/
Ovher801/
Oover801/
Goove801/
Goved801/
Kgove801/
Oveer801/
Gojve801/
Gouveart771/
Hoover7375,369/
Gouvea7320,419/
Gobert7313,182/
Goober732,726/
Goveas731,230/
Govett73522/
Gowere73460/
Houver73409/
Gavier73365/
Hoverd73298/
Hoşver73266/
Gävert73192/
Gouber73177/
Gowher73129/
Gavert73123/
Gevehr73120/
Gomper73117/
Gouvet73107/
Gobier7375/
Giever7373/
Gobere7352/
Gavere7349/
Gouwer7343/
Gotved7332/
Gouves7318/
Gaaver7315/
Overre7313/
Oivier7312/
Goviea7311/
Gouvei7311/
Oivere739/
Ghober739/
Ouveir738/
Ouvert738/
Hovert737/
Gouvie737/
Ghaver736/
Ohyver736/
Goiber735/
Gavetr734/
Gonper734/
Gowger734/
Hosver734/
Oïvere734/
Gauver733/
Gaouer733/
Govesh732/
Govhes732/
Gooves732/
Ghower732/
Govire732/
Govoey732/
Gobeer732/
Overhe731/
Ngober731/
Ohveir731/
Gavher731/
Goovey731/
Ngoove731/
Govedz731/
Ouverh731/
Oveare731/
Ngouve731/
Ngoveh731/
Gaverd731/
Goovea731/
Goyves731/
Goberė731/
Gohber731/
N'Gove731/
Ghoveh731/
Gahver731/
Govhie731/
Gosber730/
Hovier730/
Gasver730/
Gouvey730/
Govair730/
Goeuer730/
Goveis730/
Gaever730/
Ober6711,441/
Gosbert678,998/
Gobe676,151/
Goubert673,482/
Govi673,036/
Gowe672,469/
Gave672,454/
Aver672,396/
Ower67617/
Goubier67576/
Gompper67267/
Goibier6784/
Ghobert6752/
Gauvert6741/
Houvert6739/
Gouviea6734/
Goibert6730/
Gaverth6725/
Govy6722/
Gäverth6722/
Ngouvei6721/
Ngomper6721/
Gobeire6717/
Hoovert6713/
Ovir6712/
Gouveas6711/
Goibere6711/
Goobert6710/
Houvier6710/
Gouwere6710/
Goubeir6710/
Overova677/
Gouvest677/
Gottber677/
Gouveis676/
Gaveire674/
Gové672/
Gouwert672/
Hoovere671/
Hoovier671/
Gaouher671/
Gobeart671/
Ghaveer671/
Gotbert671/
Gommper671/
Goveeyi671/
Otverhe671/
Gobertt671/
Ngoohve671/
Goubere671/
Goowere671/
Govoehy671/
Godtved671/
Ghaouer671/
Ghavere671/
Ovherhe671/
Ovyr671/
Ovjr671/
Govj671/
Govecht670/
Gobheir670/
Govesch670/
Gompher670/
Goosber670/

Gover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gover in the Tibetan language
གོ་བར་gowar-
Gover in the Hindi language
गोवरgovara40
गोवेरgovera40
ग्रोवरgrovara20
Gover in the Marathi language
गोवरgovara37.5
गोवेरgovera37.5
गोरgora12.5
गवेरgavera12.5
Gover in the Russian language
Говерgover-

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