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

Gachava (Georgian: გაჩავა, Russian: Гачава) is most common in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gachava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gachava reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 791,885. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Volgograd Oblast, where 71 percent are found, Novgorod Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Other than Russia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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