Gavah Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gavah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
Gavah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavah in the Hindi language | ||
| गावाह | gavaha | - |
| Gavah in the Marathi language | ||
| गवर्ले | gavarle | - |
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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
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- 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 Gavah
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