Govuza Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Govuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Govuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8611:62,9247,917
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Govuza Last Name Facts

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

Govuza is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Govuza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govuza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 402,870th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name Govuza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Govuza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Govuza is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 62,924. In South Africa Govuza is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Govuza Last Name Statistics demography

Govuza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.61% less than the national average, earning R 122,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobuza832/
Gavuza831/
Govuzo831/
Govusa831/
Gevuza831/
Gobuzas777/
Ovouzoa771/
Obuza73135/
Avuza734/
Ovuja734/
Goubouza719/
Gabuza673,104/
Goboza67623/
Gawuza67196/
Abouza67158/
Geviza6723/
Avuzoa6714/
Awouza678/
Gavoza674/
Avouza673/
Ovuzio671/
Gavuzo671/
Gewuza671/
Govisa671/
Gaboza671/
Govozo671/
Gavusa671/
Gaviza671/

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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 Govuza
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