Govington Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

Govington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Govington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govington is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Govington.

How Common Is The Last Name Govington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Govington reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Govington Last Name Statistics demography

Govington earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.72% more than the national average, earning R 450,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovington941,572/
Hovington891,429/
Gavington890/
Houvington841/
Hoveington840/
Avington82240/
Ovengton820/
Havington7831/
Avingtan711/
O'Whittington642/

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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 Govington
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