Gauvreau Surname

108,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gauvreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gauvreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,4301:10,7421,614
United States5111:709,31355,985
France3151:210,86632,777
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gauvreau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gauvreau has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gauvreau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gauvreau is the 108,718th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,702,300 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gauvreau reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 3,430 people, or 1 in 10,742. In Canada Gauvreau is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 71 percent reside, Ontario, where 20 percent reside and Alberta, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Gauvreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gauvreau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gauvreau last name expanded 17,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gauvreau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gauvreau surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gauvreau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $47,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $45,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gavria7149/
Gavreseas718/
Gavrias67107/
Gavryus6731/
Gavresseas671/
Gawryea671/
Gavryush63108/
Gawreyia636/
Gavriush635/
Gavraiya633/
Gabria57128/
Gawria5718/
Gawriye5314/
Gabriah536/
Gawriah531/
Gawriyeh502/
Gabrieie501/
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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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  • 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 Gauvreau
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