Govindasamy Surname

51,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Govindasamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govindasamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4,0121:7,352899
South Africa2,9891:18,1262,283
India9341:821,26936,591
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Mauritius1131:11,4462,481
United Arab Emirates1071:85,6297,855
England841:663,31038,317
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada561:657,95753,499
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Oman51:737,5946,889
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Govindasamy (3,566) may also be a first name.

Govindasamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govindasamy (Marathi: गोिंवदासामी) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Govindasamy.

How Common Is The Last Name Govindasamy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,082nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 726,068 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Govindasamy are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 118,616th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 3,566 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,012 people, or 1 in 7,352. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 25 percent are found, Penang, where 17 percent are found and Perak, where 16 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Govindasamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Govindasamy surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Govindasamy earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.06% more than the national average, earning R 301,932 per year; in United States they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $50,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Govindasamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govindasamy in the Marathi language
गोिंवदासामीgoinvadasami50
गोिंवदसामीgoinvadasami50

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Footnotes

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