Govez Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Govez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Gövez (669) & Góvez (1) are calculated separately.
Govez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Govez (Arabic: غوفيز, Georgian: გოვეზ, Russian: Говез) is most common in The Philippines. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gövez or Góvez. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Govez is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Govez live; 45 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname Govez is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 25,309,556. In The Philippines Govez is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 50 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 25 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring The Philippines Govez is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Govez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Govez in the Georgian language | ||
| გოვეზ | govez | - |
| Govez in the Russian language | ||
| Говез | govez | - |
| Govez in the Arabic language | ||
| غوفيز | ghwfyz | - |
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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 Govez
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