Govzan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Govzan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Govzan 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
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Govzan Demographics

Govzan Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 18 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

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Govzan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Govzan (Russian: Говзан) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Govzan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Govzan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Govzan is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Govzan are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Govzan is mostly concentrated in: Saratov Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Chuvash Republic, where 15 percent reside and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Govzan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (39%) in Ukraine.

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
Hovzan83376/
Gavzan831/
Gavzand776/
Govsane771/
Ofzan7311/
Ovcan733/
Ghavzian711/
Havzan6755/
Govsen6747/
Howzan6727/
Gabzan674/
Gavzanova671/
Hovjan671/
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Govzan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Govzan in the Russian language
Говзанgovzan-

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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 Govzan
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