Govoetchan Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Govoetchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 295 | 1:35,036 | 4,540 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Govoetchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govoetchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Govoetchan is most common in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govoetchan? popularity and diffusion
Govoetchan is the 878,878th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Govoetchan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Govoetchan are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 35,036. In Benin Govoetchan is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 84 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 7 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govoechan | 95 | 313 | / |
| Govohetchan | 95 | 4 | / |
| Gouvoetchan | 95 | 3 | / |
| Hovoetchan | 90 | 2 | / |
| Gouvoechan | 90 | 2 | / |
| Govoyechan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Govohechan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hovoechan | 84 | 8 | / |
| Govoesan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gaveechan | 74 | 2 | / |
| Avoitchan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Avoutchang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Aboitchan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Obeuchain | 63 | 0 | / |
| O'Beachain | 60 | 5 | / |
| Abouchan | 56 | 18 | / |
| Obeachon | 56 | 3 | / |
| Gavoezon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Abouchain | 53 | 27 | / |
| Hobaichan | 53 | 14 | / |
| Awoutchon | 53 | 2 | / |
| Aïboichan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gavietson | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Govoetchan
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