Governa Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Portugal

Governa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Governa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1341:456,39348,240
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Governa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Governa occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Governa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Governa is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Governa are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname Governa is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Italy Governa is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 37 percent live, Calabria, where 19 percent live and Lombardy, where 14 percent live. Not including Italy Governa occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Governa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Governa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Governa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $50,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Governay930/
Overna921/
Governo86825/
Goberna86611/
Overnay8630/
Govarna864/
Overnaz862/
Overnat861/
Governey8057/
Ouvernay806/
Gouberna801/
Govierno801/
Gavernaz801/
Averna771,223/
Oberna7794/
Overennay754/
Gouvernoy751/
Gobernach751/
Overney71766/
Gavarna71159/
Obernay7116/
Overnei7114/
Overnoy714/
Goberno712/
Gaverno711/
Overnoi711/
Avernas711/
Gouvernois711/
Gowarna711/
Gavirna711/
Oberrna711/
Owernga711/
Avernat710/
Ouverney671,894/
Gobierno67265/
Ouvernei6753/
Avernais676/
Hovernei674/
Gavahrna672/
Gabernat671/
Gobernot671/
Gavharna671/
Gavarnna671/
Euvernea671/
Avernach670/

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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 Governa
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