Gavafian Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gavafian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavafian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Gavafian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavafian occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavafian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Gavafian are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran Gavafian is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Gavafian Last Name Statistics demography

Gavafian earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavafian8857/
Cavafian883/
Gavavian881/
Gavafyan881/
Ghafafian826/
Kavaffiani782/
Kafafian7598/
Kavafyan7526/
Gafafyan758/
Gavavani751/
Habafian751/
Khafafian7112/
Gvavin711/
Kavavin6736/
Kavivan674/
Gvfn671/
Gafufan671/
Gavivni671/
Gufafan671/
Cavavan671/
Kavavan671/
Cavifan670/
Awoufian632/
Abafjyan631/
Awofion531/
Aboufyan504/
Awoufiam501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gavafian
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