Govon Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Govon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin541:191,40018,375
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Govon Last Name Facts

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

Govon (Russian: Говон) has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Govon are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 191,400. In Benin Govon is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 93 percent reside, Donga Department, where 2 percent reside and Mono Department, where 2 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Ghana, where 5 percent reside.

Govon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Govon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Govon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Govon surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Govon earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govone9182/
Gouvon9140/
Govoun915/
Ngovon915/
Govond911/
Ovon891,332/
Gouvoin831/
Govan806,891/
Gowon806,056/
Gavon80654/
Ovone80305/
Ovuon8031/
Gobon8017/
Gevon8017/
Ovong8011/
Hovon807/
Ovoun802/
Govom801/
Ovohn801/
Govonova771/
Goubon73163/
Govand73112/
Gobong73103/
Govane73101/
Govang7374/
Gouvan7362/
Gavong7336/
Gotvan7326/
Ngovan7325/
Gooban7324/
Gavone7312/
Gowone7311/
Gevoin739/
Gobone739/
Govahn738/
Goyvan738/
Govann737/
Govant737/
Houvon735/
Ngowon734/
Gaboon733/
Ghovan733/
Ngobon733/
Ngavon733/
Goovan732/
Gavoin732/
Ggowon732/
Gowoon732/
Ovoung731/
Oivoon731/
Goboun731/
Goibon731/
Govhan731/
Gompon731/
Gonpon731/
Gowond731/
Gavonn731/
Hovhon731/
Gavond731/
Gavont731/
Gowoun731/
Goboin731/
Goiwon731/
Gohbon731/
Govaan731/
Gohvan731/
Gowwon731/
Gavonh731/
Hoovon730/
Hovone730/
Avon674,737/
Obon672,524/
Goivand671,029/
Ghoboon67581/
Ovan67332/
Owon67318/
Ovom6717/
Goiwone6714/
Gotvand6713/
Ngonpon6712/
Gohwong6712/
Gohuong6710/
Goivant674/
Govhane674/
Gosuong673/
Goonpan672/
Gouvang672/
Goibong672/
Houvoun672/
Kgobone672/
Gavhone671/
Goobamn671/
Gooband671/
Ngoibon671/
Ngoiwon671/
Ngompon671/
Ngoubon671/
Ngouwon671/
N'Govan671/
Gauvoin671/
Goubone671/
Goubong671/
Govanne671/
Goboine671/

Govon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govon in the Russian language
Говонgovon-

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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 Govon
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