Govsha Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Govsha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govsha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1451:65,52510,863
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Govsha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govsha (Marathi: गोवशा, Russian: Говша) occurs most in Belarus. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Govsha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govsha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Govsha live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 65,525. In Belarus Govsha is primarily found in: Brest Region, where 54 percent reside, Minsk, where 21 percent reside and Minsk Region, where 18 percent reside. Besides Belarus this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Govsha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Govsha surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Others than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govsa91107/
Gopsha8359/
Hovsha8333/
Gobsha831/
Gowsha831/
Gopsaha773/
Ghobsha771/
Gavshay771/
Gavshat770/
Gopsa73144/
Gavsa7343/
Gowsa735/
Avsha733/
Hovsa733/
Ovsay732/
Owsha731/
Ovfsa731/
Ovsah731/
Ofsha731/
Gobsa731/
Govza731/
Govso730/
Gabsha671,127/
Gapsha6762/
Gowsia6734/
Ovshey6718/
Gawsha677/
Ofshay677/
Gowsai673/
Hoovsa672/
Avshad672/
Hovsho671/
Ghoubshat671/
Ovshei671/
Auvsha671/
Goubsa671/
Gowsay671/
Govsey670/

Govsha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govsha in the Marathi language
गोवशाgovasa-
Govsha in the Russian language
Говшаgovsa-

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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 Govsha
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