Govtva Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Govtva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govtva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Finland71:785,24338,644
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Govtva Last Name Facts

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

Govtva (Russian: Говтва) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Govtva.

How Common Is The Last Name Govtva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Govtva occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Govtva are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Govtva is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 2,442,764. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 17 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Govtva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Govtva surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Govtva last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govtova9213/
Hovtva83343/
Govtov838/
Gvtv801/
Goftova7713/
Gvyteva771/
Kovtova771/
Gvtiv731/
Kovateva7141/
Kovtaeva7124/
Kovyteva714/
Govdaeva714/
Kovatova714/
Coviteva712/
Kovytova712/
Govedeva711/
Govyadova6770/
Khovatova6762/
Kovatyova6728/
Kovitevai678/
Govidheva671/
Goviadova671/
Gvytev671/
Kovtev671/
Kovatyeva671/
Kovateeva671/

Govtva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govtva in the Russian language
Говтваgovtva-

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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 Govtva
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