Gavah Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gavah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gavah (12) may also be a first name.

Gavah Last Name Facts

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

Gavah (Hindi: गावाह, Marathi: गवर्ले) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gavah is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Gavah are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 82 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 9 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavadh9177/
Gavach9152/
Gavash9126/
Gavahe917/
Gayvah914/
Gavaha911/
Ghavah911/
Gava8918,736/
Ghahvah8327/
Gavahad834/
Ghavath832/
Gavhahe831/
Gavaich831/
Gavahai831/
Gavai8057,593/
Gavas8020,838/
Gavad8011,919/
Gaeva802,834/
Gafah801,304/
Ghava80942/
Gavaz80829/
Gasva80758/
Ngava80756/
Gavaa80744/
Gavat80423/
Gaiva80195/
Gavoh80111/
Gawah8083/
Gaava8078/
Gauva8059/
Gavga8056/
Gavay8054/
Gavea8054/
Gavha8044/
Govah8044/
Gayva8038/
Gavaj8015/
Gavau8014/
Gevah8014/
Ggava807/
Gavap803/
Gajva802/
Gahva802/
Gatva801/
Gathvash771/
Gaivat7313,114/
Gavhad732,547/
Ghavat732,461/
Ghavad731,623/
Ghavas73400/
Gavaud73397/
Gayvad73384/
Gaivas73213/
Gayvas7369/
Gavaľa7360/
Gauvad7358/
Gahyva7345/
Ghavea7335/
Ghavai7329/
Gavait7325/
Gavaiy7321/
Gayvat7318/
Gaffah7318/
Gaavfa7314/
Gaiwah7313/
Gavatz7312/
Gauwah7312/
Ghavaz7311/
Ngaiva7311/
Gaivaz739/
Gavaid738/
Gavaai737/
Gaivad737/
Gauvas736/
Ghavap736/
Gavhaa735/
Gavhai735/
Gavhat735/
Govash735/
Govadh734/
Ghavau734/
Gavass734/
Gauvaj733/
Gawuah733/
Gavais733/
Gauvea733/
Ghahva733/
Gahvad732/
Gavatd732/
Gavatt732/
Gaywah732/
Gaevai732/
Gavosh732/
Ngawah732/
Ghabah732/
Gauvai731/
Gavast731/
Gavaad731/
Gaivaj731/
Gajvad731/
Ghavaj731/
Gayvay731/
Ngafah731/
Gafaih731/
Gaybah731/
Gawgah731/
Gabaha731/
Ngavai731/
Ng'ava731/
Ngaava731/
Gehvah731/
Gavaux731/
Gaahwa731/
Gaavat731/
Gafash731/
D'Gava731/
Gaawah731/
Gaba6737,324/
Gawa674,733/
Ghayvat674,032/
Gova673,446/
Geva673,373/
Gafa673,347/
Gavo67599/
Gáva67215/
Ghaibah67156/
Ghatvai67103/
Gavault6764/
Ngafaih6727/
Gaveaux6724/
Ngahava6723/
Ghaivat6723/
Ghafhah6721/
Géva6717/
Govatch6710/
Ghaveat677/
Gaysuah676/
Gaweash675/
Kgaapho675/
Gahwash675/
Ghatvat674/
Ghaifah673/
Ghafash673/
Ghavhad672/
Gahyvat672/
Gavá672/
Ghawath672/
Ghaffah672/
Gayweah671/
Gauvats671/
Gheevah671/
Govaish671/
Gavà671/
Gawahad671/
Gavoosh671/
Gaveaud671/
Govahai671/
Ghauvau671/
Ghayfah671/
Ghabaha671/
Govasch671/

Gavah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavah in the Hindi language
गावाहgavaha-
Gavah in the Marathi language
गवर्लेgavarle-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavah
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