Govinsamy Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Govinsamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govinsamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971

Govinsamy (27) may also be a first name.

Govinsamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govinsamy is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govinsamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Govinsamy occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Govinsamy are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Govinsamy is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent are found.

Govinsamy Last Name Statistics demography

Govinsamy earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.14% less than the national average, earning R 161,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govinsammy957/
Govinasamy955/
Govinosamy952/
Govensamy891/
Govanasamy846/
Govinsimha741/
Kevin Samy741/
Govenasami741/
Cavanasam561/
Chvanisama531/

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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 Govinsamy
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