Family name Govan (Govan 
, Гован 
, غوفان 
) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Govan is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, Ireland, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Govan is the forename as well as the last name.
| william govan Scottish soldier, GB (b. 1623) |
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daniel govan Confederate general, US (b. 1829) |
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george m. govan American military officer and politician, US (b. 1840) |
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| andrew r. govan American politician (1794-1841), US (b. 1794) |
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christine n. govan American mystery writer, US (b. 1897) |
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govan mbeki South African politician (1910-2001), ZA (b. 1910) |
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| john george govan British businessman and evangelist (1861-1927), GB (b. 1861) |
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alex govan Scottish footballer (1929-2016), GB (b. 1929) |
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gerald govan American basketball player, US (b. 1942) |
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| anelda govan (born 1894) (b. 1894) |
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| sheena govan British spiritual teacher (b. 1912) |
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| john govan Australian cricketer (1914-1996), AU (b. 1914) |
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| lex govan Scottish rugby union player, GB (b. 1914) |
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| lawrence govan New Zealand businessman (1919-2007), NZ (b. 1919) |
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| jock govan Scottish footballer (1923-1999), GB (b. 1923) |
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