Govsoyan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Govsoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govsoyan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Govsoyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govsoyan (Russian: Говсоян) occurs in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Govsoyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govsoyan? popularity and diffusion

Govsoyan is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Govsoyan are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

The surname Govsoyan is most widely held in Armenia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 976,727. In Armenia it is mostly concentrated in: Yerevan, where 100 percent live. Beside Armenia it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovsoyan93104/
Hovsoyan8822/
Ovsiyan8013/
Ovseyan809/
Govciyan755/
Hovseyan752/
Avsiyan679/
Ovciyan671/
Ovseyanova671/
Avseyan671/

Govsoyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govsoyan in the Russian language
Говсоянgovsoan-

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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 Govsoyan
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