Gava Surname
Approximately 18,736 people bear this surname
Gava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6,237 | 1:34,323 | 1,434 |
| Italy | 3,758 | 1:16,274 | 2,748 |
| Zimbabwe | 3,592 | 1:4,298 | 387 |
| India | 1,316 | 1:582,876 | 28,318 |
| France | 621 | 1:106,961 | 15,848 |
| Romania | 401 | 1:50,070 | 6,180 |
| Argentina | 376 | 1:113,679 | 9,579 |
| Uganda | 325 | 1:120,121 | 11,438 |
| Philippines | 255 | 1:397,013 | 51,030 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Serbia | 195 | 1:36,641 | 3,791 |
| United States | 193 | 1:1,878,026 | 122,158 |
| Russia | 189 | 1:762,556 | 63,410 |
| Papua New Guinea | 155 | 1:52,605 | 6,626 |
| Albania | 121 | 1:24,083 | 4,003 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Ivory Coast | 74 | 1:311,773 | 11,581 |
| Belgium | 70 | 1:164,238 | 22,550 |
| Turkey | 66 | 1:1,179,112 | 50,375 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Georgia | 13 | 1:288,119 | 13,907 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Gáva (215), Gavá (2) & Gavà (1) are calculated separately.
Gava (1,131) may also be a first name.
Gava Demographics
Gava Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gava (Georgian: გავა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻓﺎ, Hindi: गावा, Marathi: गवा, Oriya: ଗଭା, Russian: Гава) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Gáva, Gavá or Gavà. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,658th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 388,960 people. The surname Gava is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Gava reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Luso-South America. Gava is also the 236,787th most common given name internationally It is held by 1,131 people.
The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 6,237 people, or 1 in 34,323. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 34 percent live, Espírito Santo, where 25 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 14 percent live. Apart from Brazil Gava exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.
Gava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gava last name increased 1,287 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gava Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gava last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 22.83% more than the national average, earning €36,887 per year; in Peru they earn 46.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,454 per year; in South Africa they earn 126.08% more than the national average, earning R 537,252 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,060 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gava in the Georgian language | ||
| გავა | gava | - |
| Gava in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଭା | gabha | - |
| Gava in the Marathi language | ||
| गवा | gava | 87.95 |
| गावा | gava | 10.66 |
| Gava in the Hindi language | ||
| गावा | gava | 68.79 |
| गवा | gava | 30.5 |
| गाव | gava | 0.71 |
| Gava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻓﺎ | kafa | 66.67 |
| ﻛﺎﻑ | kaf | 33.33 |
| Gava in the Russian language | ||
| Гава | gava | - |
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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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