Goves Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:425,32928,711
India791:9,709,688189,874
Australia611:442,55234,724
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Goves (15) may also be a first name.

Goves Last Name Facts

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

Goves (Marathi: गोवेस, Russian: Говес) is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goves is the 874,560th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Goves reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Goves is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 425,329. In England Goves is mostly found in: Oxfordshire, where 34 percent are found, Norfolk, where 16 percent are found and Hampshire, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Goves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goves has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goves last name expanded 624 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 141 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goves surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Goves earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goveas911,230/
Gouves9118/
Govese912/
Govesh912/
Govhes912/
Gooves912/
Goveus911/
Goyves911/
Govies910/
Goveis910/
Gove8932,163/
Oves89450/
Gouveas8311/
Gouvest837/
Gouveis836/
Govesse831/
Govesch830/
Govea8026,511/
Gover805,084/
Ngove802,146/
Ovies80915/
Gobes80483/
Govey80434/
Hoves80235/
Otves80169/
Gaves80166/
Ovesh80126/
Govet80122/
Govis8097/
Gouve8078/
Geves8054/
Ovest8047/
Oveis8030/
Goive8022/
Gowes8015/
Ovets8015/
Govhe8013/
Govez8011/
Oveys8011/
Govys8010/
Govie806/
Oveas805/
Govex805/
Ghove804/
Govei804/
Ovese803/
Ovess802/
Govee802/
Goveh802/
Oives801/
Goove801/
Govec801/
Ouves801/
Goved801/
Kgove801/
Ovesz801/
Gojve801/
Gouvea7320,419/
Govett73522/
Gobets73412/
Hovest73245/
Gouvis73245/
Gouvet73107/
Govher7388/
Gobest7379/
Hovies7375/
Gotved7332/
Goover7329/
Gobese7321/
Gompes7320/
Goviea7311/
Gouvei7311/
Goobes739/
Gouvie737/
Gavies736/
Gavesh735/
Gouver735/
Gaveus734/
Oovesh733/
Ghaves733/
Houves733/
Govoey732/
Gobesz732/
Ngobes732/
Goubes732/
Goveer731/
Hooves731/
Gavets731/
Gotbes731/
Goovey731/
Govhis731/
Gowese731/
Geveus731/
Goverh731/
Gaoues731/
Ngoove731/
Cgaves731/
Gouvês731/
Govedz731/
Ngouve731/
Ngoveh731/
Gasves731/
Gavese731/
Goovea731/
Gobies731/
N'Gove731/
Hovesh731/
Ghoveh731/
Oovies731/
Gobesh731/
Govhie731/
Gavess730/
Gieves730/
Gaaves730/
Gouvey730/
Goweus730/
Gobe676,151/
Aves675,925/
Govi673,036/
Gowe672,469/
Gave672,454/
Obes671,309/
Ovis671,007/
Owes67648/
Ghaoues67238/
Gouviez6740/
Gouviea6734/
Ovez6725/
Govy6722/
Ngouvei6721/
Goveche6719/
Gobetse677/
Ovesova676/
Kgobese676/
Goubies673/
Gové672/
Hgobese672/
Gouvais671/
Gouvher671/
Govaish671/
Goveeyi671/
Ovex671/
Ngoohve671/
Govoehy671/
Gobesse671/
Godtved671/
Gohvajs671/
Ghobesh671/
Ghoover671/
Ngobess671/
Gobeshe671/
Govj671/
Govecht670/
Gavetts670/
Gochues670/
Goovish670/

Goves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goves in the Marathi language
गोवेसgovesa97.01
गोवीसgovisa2.99
Goves in the Russian language
Говесgoves-

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