Govul Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Govul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Govul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Govul (Marathi: गोवुळ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Govul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Govul live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Govul is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Govule911,872/
Ovul897/
Govulle832/
Ggovule831/
Gouvoul831/
Gavul8053/
Gowul8018/
Gobul8010/
Hovul804/
Ovule803/
Govol801/
Gaboul738/
Gavule737/
Ghowul733/
Gonpul732/
Gobaul731/
Ovulle731/
Gobule731/
Gowoul731/
Govool731/
Goubol731/
Gawoul731/
Gavuld731/
Gowaul730/
Avul67733/
Obul67260/
Gavault6764/
Gaboule6713/
Gavhule6712/
Gobault678/
Gouboul673/
Ghaboul672/
Gompoul671/
Ghoboul671/
Govoeyl671/

Govul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govul in the Marathi language
गोवुळgovula-

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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 Govul
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