Governer Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Governer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Governer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Governer (258) may also be a first name.

Governer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Governer (Hindi: गवर्नर) occurs most in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Governer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Governer live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 258 people.

The last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,502,821. In Pakistan Governer is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 80 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Other than Pakistan Governer is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Governer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Governer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Governer surname fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Governer Last Name Statistics demography

Governer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Governer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Governer in the Hindi language
गवर्नरgavarnara-

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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 Governer
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