Gabavu Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gabavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gabavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274

Gabavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gabavu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Gabavu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gabavu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found.

Gabavu Last Name Statistics demography

Gabavu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.04% less than the national average, earning R 33,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abavu9121/
Gababu8322/
Gabevu831/
Ngabaivou807/
Ngababu775/
Gababui772/
Ababu7324,962/
Abawu73244/
Avavu731/
Ababou677,189/
Hababu6731/
Gawabu679/
Gobawu679/
Obavou675/
Abaabu674/
Aybawu673/
Gebevu672/
Aababu671/
Abobau671/
Gobevu671/
Abhabu671/
Abhawu671/
Ababau671/
Abeabu671/
Obabau671/
Gavawu671/
Havavu671/

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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 Gabavu
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