Govindsamy Surname

163,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,656 people bear this surname

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

Govindsamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govindsamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5891:20,9262,650
England221:2,532,63991,802
India121:63,922,115578,870
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Govindsamy (1,339) may also be a first name.

Govindsamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govindsamy is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Govindsamy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govindsamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Govindsamy is the 163,511th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,743,805 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Govindsamy live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 214,640th most frequent first name on earth, held by 1,339 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,589 people, or 1 in 20,926. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Govindsamy Last Name Statistics demography

Govindsamy earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.22% more than the national average, earning R 347,472 per year.

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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 Govindsamy
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