Govoheyi Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Govoheyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govoheyi 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
Benin401:258,39022,474
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Govoheyi Last Name Facts

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

Govoheyi is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govoheyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Govoheyi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Govoheyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Govoheyi is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 258,390. In Benin Govoheyi is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent live, Plateau Department, where 33 percent live and Littoral Department, where 13 percent live. Barring Benin Govoheyi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live.

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
Govoeyie881/
Gouvoeyi881/
Govoey862/
Govoehy801/
Owosheyi755/
Govochea751/
Owoeyi715/
Ovohie711/
Owoseyi6733/
Gowoeye671/

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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 Govoheyi
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