Govha Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Govha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7301:21,1483,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Govha (11) may also be a first name.

Govha Last Name Facts

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

Govha occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Govha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 456,743rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name Govha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Govha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 730 people, or 1 in 21,148. In Zimbabwe Govha is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 30 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 22 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Govha Last Name Statistics demography

Govha earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.29% less than the national average, earning R 165,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govhad917/
Ngovha911/
Govhai911/
Gova893,446/
Ovha892/
Govhait832/
Govahai831/
Govea8026,511/
Gohwa80298/
Govas80193/
Ngova80181/
Govat80165/
Goova80128/
Govad80115/
Gobha8063/
Goiva8049/
Gavha8044/
Govah8044/
Gouva8042/
Ovhad8024/
Gosva8019/
Govai8018/
Ovaha8013/
Ovhat808/
Govêa807/
Govaj804/
Govoh804/
Gohba804/
Govaz802/
Govap802/
Goyva802/
Ovhas802/
Ovhaa801/
Ovhah801/
Ovhoa801/
Ghova801/
Gowha801/
Govho801/
Ggova801/
Ova755,179/
Gouvea7320,419/
Gavhad732,547/
Goveas731,230/
Goivad73931/
Ngoiva73255/
Gobhay73249/
Gouvas73174/
Goshua73155/
Ngobha73129/
Gochua73114/
Goivat7347/
Otvaha7325/
Gobhai7315/
Gothua7313/
Gosvai7313/
Goviea7311/
Gouvoh7310/
Govait736/
Gavhaa735/
Gavhai735/
Gavhat735/
Ovahad735/
Govash735/
Govadh734/
Gosvat734/
Ghovja732/
Ghovat732/
Ngouva732/
Goshva731/
Gavaha731/
Gobhad731/
Ghouva731/
Gotvas731/
Govaad731/
Goveau731/
Gowhah731/
Gowhai731/
Gompha731/
Houvha731/
Ngohwa731/
Ngovai731/
Gousva731/
Goovea731/
Gobhap731/
Gouhua731/
Ovahha731/
Goba6725,737/
Gava6718,736/
Ovat676,562/
Gowa674,488/
Govo671,915/
Ovoh671,377/
Ovah67917/
Ovai67767/
Ovaz67464/
Oiva67454/
Hova67305/
Ovas67259/
Șova67217/
Gáva67215/
Owha67197/
Ovad67192/
Ovaa67184/
Ouva67124/
Obha6789/
Ovea6776/
Ovaç6762/
Ovoa6754/
Gouviea6734/
Ovau6731/
Ovağ6727/
Ohwa6725/
Otva6719/
Kgompha6717/
Gouveas6711/
Govatch6710/
Ovay678/
Goshbad678/
Ngonpha677/
Osva675/
Gavahad674/
Ovga674/
Avha673/
Ghavhad672/
Gothvad672/
Ohva672/
Gabaova671/
Gavhahe671/
Ghobhad671/
Goshwai671/
Gotvaid671/
Gouvais671/
Govaish671/
Gowhash671/
Ghobcha671/
Goushua671/
Ojva671/
Ngouvoh671/
Gavahai671/
Gousvas671/
Goshbas671/
Gouvgai671/
Gohvajs671/
Ghovjah671/
Ghoovas671/
Ovaj671/
Govasch671/
Ghoshba671/
Ovho670/

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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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  • 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 Govha
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