Göv Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Göv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1191:69,5466,490
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Gov (70) are calculated separately.

Göv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Göv is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Gov. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 330,363rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Göv reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 69,546. In Turkey it is most common in: Sanliurfa Province, where 23 percent reside, Gaziantep Province, where 20 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gov8970/
Göve8698/
Gv80479/
Göb671,523/
Gav67335/
Gev6790/
Guv6741/
Gvi6739/
Gvv6732/
Gva6725/
Hgv6715/
Gvy6714/
Gvu6711/
Gvh679/
Gvo679/
Gvw677/
Gve677/
Gwv676/
Wgv674/
Ggv673/
Cgv673/
Ghv672/

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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 Göv
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