Garkava Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Garkava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garkava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Garkava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garkava (Russian: Гаркава) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garkava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Garkava reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Garkava is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia Garkava is most prevalent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 86 percent reside, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Garkava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garkaeva9371/
Garkavas931/
Arkava9227/
Garkavaya88809/
Garkavaia883/
Garkavaja882/
Harkava861,505/
Garkova86932/
Garkavy86226/
Garkavi8678/
Garkawa8610/
Gorkava862/
Garkavyy80541/
Gorkaeva80115/
Garkavoy8019/
Garkaviy8016/
Garkavyi8011/
Garkavij807/
Garkawad804/
Garkhova801/
Harkhava801/
Arkova77836/
Arkawa772/
Gorkavaya75236/
Garkavets75146/
Garkovaya7512/
Garcavaia752/
Arkhavath751/
Gorkova712,494/
Horkava71240/
Harkova71177/
Gorkavy7135/
Gerkova7131/
Arkawat7114/
Garkawe7113/
Arkhova7110/
Harkawa718/
Garkowa717/
Arkawai711/
Garkaby711/
Aharkova672,024/
Harkawat67111/
Gorkavyy67108/
Harkaway6779/
Garkouwa6739/
Gorkavyi677/
Gorkhova676/
Harkavey676/
Gourkova676/
Harkavoi676/
Gorkaviy675/
Gharqavi675/
Ghorkavi675/
Airecava674/
Gorkavoy674/
Gorkoeva673/
Gorkovas671/
Gorkawad671/
Gorhkova671/
Gorkuova671/
Garkovoy671/
Garkawou671/
Harkabah671/
Garkoiwa671/
Garkowaj671/

Garkava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garkava in the Russian language
Гаркаваgarkava-

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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 Garkava
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