Gökova Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Gökova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 382 | 1:203,721 | 14,884 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gokova (675) are calculated separately.
Gökova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gökova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gökova occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Gokova. Click here for further potential spellings of Gökova.
How Common Is The Last Name Gökova? popularity and diffusion
Gökova is the 708,658th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Gökova are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 203,721. In Turkey Gökova is mostly concentrated in: Mugla Province, where 24 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokova | 94 | 675 | / |
| Gekova | 83 | 392 | / |
| Gakova | 83 | 264 | / |
| Gökowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakhova | 77 | 315 | / |
| Gekhova | 77 | 75 | / |
| Gockova | 77 | 36 | / |
| Gackova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gokhova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Geckova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gekov | 73 | 376 | / |
| Gokov | 73 | 339 | / |
| Gakov | 73 | 242 | / |
| Gakkuova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gökkavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gök | 67 | 102,456 | / |
| Gakhov | 67 | 316 | / |
| Gacova | 67 | 160 | / |
| Gekhov | 67 | 84 | / |
| Gakava | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gocova | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gokovo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gockov | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gokowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gecova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gakovo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gokhov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gackov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geqova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaekov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gökova
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