Govesis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Greece

Govesis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govesis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Govesis Last Name Facts

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

Govesis is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govesis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Govesis are found; 67 percent are found in Australasia and 67 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 100 percent are found. Beside Australia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Greece, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovesis921/
Govesse861/
Gouvisis8019/
Gouvessa8011/
Govossis801/
Gavesi7734/
Gobesi776/
Govese772/
Obesis771/
Ovisis771/
Oveses771/
Gobessi71319/
Obessis712/
Govedzi711/
Govezzi711/
Gobesse711/
Gobeisi711/
Gouvesa711/
Oveuses710/
Gavhasis671/
Gouviges671/
Gouverzi671/

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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 Govesis
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