Govs Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Govs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus361:263,91830,781
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Govs Last Name Facts

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

Govs (Hindi: गोव्स, Russian: Говсь) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Govs is the 2,876,555th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Govs occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Govs are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Govs is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 263,918. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Grodno Region, where 44 percent are found, Gomel Region, where 33 percent are found and Brest Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Belarus this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Govs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Govs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govsh8915/
Govse8910/
Ghovs892/
Gohvs891/
Govsx890/
Gov8670/
Ovs865/
Ghovse804/
Ghovsh801/
Ngov757,003/
Gova753,446/
Gobs75206/
Goov75194/
Gows75107/
Govc7530/
Ghov7528/
Gops7521/
Govd7520/
Gavs7512/
Govt757/
Gosf755/
Gofs753/
Uovs752/
Hovs752/
Cgov752/
Ovsz752/
Gouv751/
Gosv751/
Ouvs751/
Ovse751/
Goiv751/
Ovws751/
Ovzs751/
Gohv751/
Govw751/
Govh751/
Govj751/
Gouws6723,321/
Ghows6747/
Ghobs6729/
Gowse6725/
Ngouv6723/
Gobst6715/
Ngoiv6715/
Gowsh6713/
Govše6713/
Gosfs6710/
Gopsz677/
Gowsz676/
Gobse676/
Ghouv674/
Gavås673/
Ghoiv673/
Gavse673/
Gosff673/
Govce672/
Goffs672/
Hovås672/
Gopsh672/
Ngobs672/
Ghops671/
Gavst671/
Ghova671/
Ghavs671/
Ghosf671/
Goiws671/
Gosfe671/
Gousf671/
Gouvd671/
Gouvt671/
Goshw671/
Ngoov671/
Goups671/
Gopst671/
Ggova671/
Gopsj671/
Ovsss671/
Ovshz671/
Goubs670/
Govch670/
Gopps670/

Govs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govs in the Hindi language
गोव्सgovsa-
Govs in the Russian language
Говсьgovs-

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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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  • 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 Govs
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