Govoza Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Govoza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Govoza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govoza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Govoza is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Govoza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Govoza is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Govoza is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Govoza reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Govoza is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho Govoza is most numerous in: Quthing District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Govoza exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovoza | 91 | 3 | / |
| Goboza | 83 | 623 | / |
| Gavoza | 83 | 4 | / |
| Govozo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobhoza | 77 | 121 | / |
| Gompoza | 77 | 47 | / |
| Ngoboza | 77 | 47 | / |
| Gooboza | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gouveza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovouzoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oboza | 73 | 1,177 | / |
| Ovosa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Owoza | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ovaza | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ovoja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goubouza | 71 | 9 | / |
| Goobhoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Govochea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobhodza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gavaza | 67 | 2,254 | / |
| Abooza | 67 | 366 | / |
| Avozoa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Geveza | 67 | 146 | / |
| Havoza | 67 | 52 | / |
| Osuoza | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ovazza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gevaza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Govesa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hoboza | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovuoja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Govasa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ovozco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gavozo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaveza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gobaza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avouza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovosad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovhosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Boza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovozio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goboja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowozo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaboza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavoca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obozai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goveso | 67 | 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
- 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 Govoza
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