Goversen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Goversen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goversen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Netherlands171:993,36365,241

Goversen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goversen is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goversen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goversen is the 3,141,416th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goversen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 522,575. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Belgium it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gooversen941/
Oversen9379/
Hoversen8860/
Gobersen8810/
Goverson880/
Gaeversen8221/
Overson801,531/
Ouversn805/
Aversen802/
Obersen801/
Gottbersen781/
Hoverson75621/
Averseng75565/
Aversenq75344/
Ouverson75297/
Aversenc7599/
Overshon7536/
Haversen7522/
Oversand7517/
Oberssen756/
Govercin756/
Auversen753/
Oversson752/
Gaverson752/
Overshin752/
Goberson751/
Aversenk751/
Howersen750/
Hooverson71127/
Haaversen71116/
Overshina719/
Goubergen714/
Overshoun714/
Gaewersen712/
Goverchin711/
Gooberson711/
Oberson673,466/
Averson67409/
Aversan6727/
Aversin6711/
Obergen678/
Overzan674/
Obersan671/
Owerson671/
Oversom671/
Overcan671/

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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 Goversen
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