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 found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govinsamy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Govinsamy is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Govinsamy reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa Govinsamy is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa Govinsamy occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent live.

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
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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 Govinsamy
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