Govor Surname

155,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Govor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,3041:7,2861,021
Russia1,0341:139,38416,255
Romania3811:52,6986,517
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Govor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govor (Arabic: غوفور, Russian: Говор) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Govor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,131st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,577,837 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Govor reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is borne by 1,304 people, or 1 in 7,286. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Gomel Region, where 64 percent are found, Minsk, where 12 percent are found and Grodno Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Belarus this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.

Govor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Govor last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 67.07% being registered with the party.

Govor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,233 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govore91165/
Govoor9110/
Govord915/
Ovor8966/
Gosvore8316/
Gavor803,581/
Govar80639/
Hovor80618/
Gobor80380/
Gowor80190/
Ovoor801/
Uovor801/
Govart73541/
Govare73505/
Govard7384/
Govhar7361/
Hovore7353/
Gowore7347/
Gavord7339/
Ngobor7330/
Gavoor7329/
Gobore7327/
Hovord7324/
Goobar7319/
Gaboor7312/
Gaevor737/
Gobour737/
Gasvor734/
Hovour733/
Gavour732/
Goybor732/
Ngowor731/
Goboor731/
Gosvar731/
Govarr731/
Goworh731/
Goubor731/
Gowhor731/
Gavore731/
Ovoire731/
Hoovor730/
Ghoshvour71266/
Owor6715,208/
Obor672,542/
Avor67770/
Ovar67261/
Ghavour67190/
Gouvart67189/
Govaart6787/
Govaard6770/
Gouvard6759/
Goubour6730/
Goboire6715/
Hosvort6712/
Ávor6710/
Goshvar679/
Ghobour677/
Gavoire677/
Ghoevar675/
Ghovare675/
Govhare674/
Ngompor673/
Gootbor671/
Gooward671/
Gowoure671/
Gompour671/
Ghaboor671/
Govardh671/
Govahar671/
Ganpoor671/

Govor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govor in the Russian language
Говорgovor-
Govor in the Arabic language
غوفورghwfwr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Govor
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