Govry Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Govry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Govry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govry is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Govry.

How Common Is The Last Name Govry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Govry occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Govry reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Govry is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Govry is mostly found in: Bryansk Oblast, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Govry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Govry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Govry last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouvry9120/
Govriy912/
Ovry891/
Ouvry80788/
Gowry80620/
Gobry80109/
Hovry8041/
Govri8037/
Gavry8035/
Govre8016/
Ovray8012/
Ovrey800/
Gauvry73570/
Gavroy73345/
Gavray73274/
Ouvray73264/
Ghobry73152/
Ghowry7355/
Gavrys7341/
Hovray7329/
Hovryi7323/
Gowray7319/
Gobrys739/
Gobray739/
Govrid739/
Hovryd736/
Govroj733/
Gavrey732/
Ghovri732/
Gobrey732/
Oivery732/
Gavriy732/
Gobriy731/
Goubry731/
Gouvre731/
Gobryś731/
Gowrey731/
Gouvri731/
Hovrey730/
Obry671,808/
Gavrysh67585/
Avry67338/
Ovri67260/
Ovre67187/
Ovra6748/
Gouvrit6730/
Owry6712/
Ouvrays679/
Hovrysh674/
Govrich674/
Gouvret673/
Gobraya673/
Gavraya671/
Gosbrry671/
Govrish671/
Gouvrêa671/
Gowrych671/
Goubrey671/
Ovrè671/

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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 Govry
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