Gaav Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gaav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4671:379,32120,165
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Gaav (177) may also be a first name.

Gaav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gaav (Russian: Гаав) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaav is the 636,210th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname Gaav is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gaav reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gaav is also the 685,598th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 177 people.

The last name Gaav is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 379,321. In Nigeria Gaav is mostly found in: Benue, where 98 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside and Lagos, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gaav Last Name Statistics demography

Gaav earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gav86335/
Aav86217/
Ghahav801/
Gaab754,307/
Gaev752,833/
Haav75251/
Ngav75185/
Gaaf75114/
Gauv7533/
Ahav7528/
Gavd7525/
Gaap7514/
Gavs7512/
Ghav7512/
Gaiv7510/
Gavt758/
Aajv752/
Gavw752/
Aavt752/
Aavd751/
Hgav751/
Gahv751/
Gatv751/
Gavz751/
Aatv751/
Cgav751/
Qgav751/
Aavw751/
Aasv751/
Aahv751/
Gaabová731/
Av673,591/
Gahap6788/
Ngauv6758/
Ghauv6722/
Gaaff6716/
Ghavt6710/
Ghaab675/
Gahab675/
Nghav673/
Gavås673/
Gaabs673/
Gahaf673/
Gaaib672/
Aavhd671/
Gueav671/
Gavhd671/
Gavpp671/
Gattv671/
Gaivt671/
Ghavs671/
Aathv671/
Aavhp671/
Aahav671/
Ghahv671/
Ghavz671/
Gahaw671/
Aasvd671/

Gaav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaav in the Russian language
Гаавgaav-

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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 Gaav
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