Govlja Surname

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

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Govlja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govlja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Govlja Last Name Facts

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

Govlja is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Govlja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govlja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Govlja is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Govlja are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Govlja is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 127,588. In Serbia Govlja is mostly found in: Rasina District, where 39 percent reside, West Bačka District, where 39 percent reside and North Bačka District, where 16 percent reside. Beside Serbia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 12 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovlea731/
Oblija671/
Avlijas6247/
Goublea6211/
Avllija626/
Govlier623/
Gablija621/
Owlea551/
Gobleo5030/
Ablija501/
Gampilljai501/
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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 Govlja
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