Govindjee Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Govindjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govindjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England61:9,286,343223,652
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Govindjee (18) may also be a first name.

Govindjee Last Name Facts

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

Govindjee occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Govindjee.

How Common Is The Last Name Govindjee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Govindjee are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Govindjee is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa Govindjee is most common in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 45 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Govindjee Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Govindjee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning R 205,860 per year and in United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govindjie896/
Govindgee891/
Govindji82178/
Govindye821/
Govinji754/
Gavinje751/
Govenge630/
Gavundji5941/
Govenger592/
Govenche591/
Goweinger560/
Gavenge507/
Owendja504/
Gavingi503/
Avendja502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Govindjee
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