Govyazhenko Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Govyazhenko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Govyazhenko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Govyazhenko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Govyazhenko (Russian: Говяженко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Govyazhenko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Govyazhenko are found; 69 percent are found in North Asia and 69 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Govyazhenko is most prevalent in: Khabarovsk Krai, where 64 percent are found, Novgorod Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govazhenko | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kovyzhenko | 86 | 109 | / |
| Kovazhenko | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kovzhenko | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chvyzhenko | 76 | 12 | / |
| Kavazhenko | 76 | 1 | / |
| Gavezhenko | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kovajyenko | 67 | 33 | / |
| Khvezhenko | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chvizhenko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kovzhanyuk | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kivojenko | 50 | 8 | / |
Govyazhenko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Govyazhenko in the Russian language | ||
| Говяженко | govazenko | - |
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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 Govyazhenko
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