Gavai Surname
Approximately 57,593 people bear this surname
Gavai Surname User-submission:
The surname Gawai means 'musician' in Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.
Gavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 57,463 | 1:13,349 | 1,099 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Gávai (102) are calculated separately.
Gavai (351) may also be a first name.
Gavai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Gawai means 'musician' in Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.
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Average Gavai Salary in
United States
$46,946 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavai (Hindi: गवई, Marathi: गवई, Russian: Гаваи) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gávai. Click here for further possible spellings of Gavai.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,805th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 126,535 people. Gavai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gavai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 465,148th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 351 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 57,463 people, or 1 in 13,349. In India Gavai is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Delhi, where 0 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Gavai Last Name Statistics demography
Gavai earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavai in the Marathi language | ||
| गवई | gava'i | 98.21 |
| गवइ | gava'i | 0.61 |
| गवाई | gava'i | 0.14 |
| गवै | gavai | 0.08 |
| गावई | gava'i | 0.05 |
| गवळी | gavali | 0.05 |
| गावी | gavi | 0.02 |
| गावइ | gava'i | 0.01 |
| गवाइ | gava'i | 0.01 |
| गावाइ | gava'i | 0.01 |
| ग़वई | gava'i | 0.01 |
| रावजी | ravaji | 0.01 |
| गावै | gavai | 0.01 |
| रवी | ravi | 0.01 |
| वाती | vati | 0.01 |
| ्गवई | gava'i | 0.01 |
| गावाई | gava'i | 0 |
| गावीई | gavi'i | 0 |
| जावती | javati | 0 |
| गवडी | gavadi | 0 |
| गवए | gava'e | 0 |
| गती | gati | 0 |
| ़गवई | gava'i | 0 |
| गायञी | gayani | 0 |
| गवली | gavali | 0 |
| हवाई | hava'i | 0 |
| ग़ॅवइ | geva'i | 0 |
| गाबाई | gaba'i | 0 |
| कवी | kavi | 0 |
| वती | vati | 0 |
| पावती | pavati | 0 |
| गवरे | gavare | 0 |
| गराजी | garaji | 0 |
| सावजी | savaji | 0 |
| गबई | gaba'i | 0 |
| ग़वइ | gava'i | 0 |
| ावण | avana | 0 |
| गणाजी | ganaji | 0 |
| वनी | vani | 0 |
| Gavai in the Hindi language | ||
| गवई | gava'i | 72.22 |
| गवाई | gava'i | 22.22 |
| गवइ | gava'i | 5.56 |
| Gavai in the Russian language | ||
| Гаваи | gavai | - |
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