Gachava Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Gachava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gachava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Georgia511:73,4427,561
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Gachava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gachava (Georgian: გაჩავა, Russian: Гачава) is found most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gachava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gachava is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gachava live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Gachava is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 791,885. In Russia Gachava is most numerous in: Volgograd Oblast, where 71 percent are found, Novgorod Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Besides Russia Gachava occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Gachava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gachava last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gachava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gachava in the Georgian language
გაჩავაgachava-
Gachava in the Russian language
Гачаваgacava-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gachava
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