Govinathan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Govinathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govinathan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Govinathan (22) may also be a first name.

Govinathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govinathan (Marathi: गोवीनाथन) is most common in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Govinathan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govinathan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Govinathan is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Govinathan live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Govinathan is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 75 percent reside and Goa, where 25 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govhinathan955/
Gobinathan9078/
Govinatham901/
Gobinatthan861/
Ghobinathan861/
Avinathan843/
Gobinatan841/
Gobynathan808/
Avinatan781/
Abinathan741/

Govinathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govinathan in the Marathi language
गोवीनाथनgovinathana-

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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 Govinathan
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