Govou Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Govou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 188 | 1:54,977 | 6,856 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Govou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Govou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Govou.
How Common Is The Last Name Govou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Govou is the 1,181,191st most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Govou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 54,977. In Benin Govou is mostly found in: Littoral Department, where 69 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 21 percent reside and Zou Department, where 5 percent reside. Besides Benin Govou is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Govou
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