Gavai Surname

9,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gavai Surname User-submission:

The surname Gawai means 'musician' in Hindi, Marathi, and Kannada.

Gavai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India57,4631:13,3491,099
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

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.

- vedgawai

Gavai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavai (Hindi: गवई, Marathi: गवई, Russian: Гаваи) is most common in India. It may be found as: Gávai. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,805th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 126,535 people. The surname Gavai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gavai are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gavai is also the 465,148th most common forename world-wide It is held by 351 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 57,463 people, or 1 in 13,349. In India Gavai is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, Gujarat, where 1 percent are found and Delhi, where 0 percent are found. Aside from India it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gávai93102/
Gavaji91409/
Gavayi91244/
Gavaia9176/
Ghavai9129/
Gavait9125/
Gavaiy9121/
Gavaii9114/
Gavaid918/
Gavaai917/
Gavaie917/
Gavhai915/
Gavaiu914/
Gavais913/
Gaevai912/
Gauvai911/
Ngavai911/
Gava8918,736/
Gavi897,256/
Avai89266/
Ghatvai83103/
Ghavaji8313/
Gaevaia839/
Gavajiy838/
Gavaiah831/
Gavaich831/
Gavajii831/
Gavahai831/
Gavit80134,351/
Gavas8020,838/
Gavad8011,919/
Gawai806,663/
Gaeva802,834/
Avaiy802,386/
Gabai801,117/
Ghava80942/
Avaji80935/
Gavhi80847/
Gavaz80829/
Gavio80812/
Ghavi80773/
Gasva80758/
Ngava80756/
Gavaa80744/
Ngavi80704/
Gavis80488/
Gavat80423/
Avais80380/
Gavie80356/
Havai80307/
Gaabi80274/
Gaiva80195/
Gaivi80123/
Gavae80106/
Gavid8092/
Gatvi8091/
Gaava8078/
Gauva8059/
Gavga8056/
Gavay8054/
Gavea8054/
Gavha8044/
Gayva8038/
Gaviz8026/
Avaid8025/
Gavei8022/
Avaiz8021/
Govai8018/
Gavah8018/
Gavaj8015/
Gavau8014/
Aivai8012/
Avayi8010/
Ggava807/
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Avait805/
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Gajvi804/
Gavap803/
Gevai803/
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Atvai802/
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Gasvi801/
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Avaie801/
Avaii801/
Gatva801/
Gavaggio7782/
Ghavaiah771/
Ava7510,973/
Avi7510,927/
Gaivat7313,114/
Gavhad732,547/
Ghavat732,461/
Ghavad731,623/
Gabhai731,135/
Gaibai731,075/
Gavitt73921/
Havaji73812/
Gabayi73812/
Gavois73796/
Kgaabi73573/
Gabais73440/
Ghavas73400/
Gavaud73397/
Gayvad73384/
Ghavei73349/
Gaivas73213/
Gavaya73191/
Ghaavi73187/
Gavish73163/
Gabaji73143/
Avaish73135/
Ghavit73118/
Havaić7386/
Gavadh7377/
Gayvas7369/
Ngabai7360/
Gavaľa7360/
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Gavach7352/
Gavuji7348/
Gahyva7345/
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Govaji7343/
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Ghavea7335/
Havaid7329/
Ghabai7328/
Gavash7326/
Ghavid7325/
Havayi7323/
Govaia7322/
Gaywai7322/
Ganpai7322/
Gavhae7321/
Gaivis7321/
Auvais7320/
Gayvat7318/
Gampai7318/
Gavaje7316/
Govayi7315/
Gabaia7315/
Gavaye7314/
Gauwai7314/
Ngaavi7314/
Gosvai7313/
Gaevoi7313/
Gathvi7313/
Auvaji7312/
Gavatz7312/
Ghavaz7311/
Ngaiva7311/
Gabaie7310/
Gaivaz739/
Gaybai739/
Gavoji739/
Gawaji739/
Gawaie738/
Gavahe737/
Gaivad737/
Gawayi737/
Gaiviz737/
Govait736/
Avaios736/
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Aavaji735/
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Gasvit731/
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Gabait731/
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Gaviyo731/
Gabaio731/
Gaivit731/
Eavais730/
Gaviss730/
Gaba6737,324/
Gabi6710,683/
Avis679,225/
Avad675,492/
Abai675,302/
Hava674,922/
Gawa674,733/
Aabi674,459/
Gawi674,063/
Ghayvat674,032/
Avid673,989/
Avaz673,625/
Gova673,446/
Awai673,388/
Geva673,373/
Govi673,036/
Aiva672,862/
Ayva672,765/
Aviz672,622/
Gave672,454/
Avit672,145/
Havi672,054/
Ngaibai671,838/
Avah671,755/
Avağ67998/
Gaevaya67937/
Avas67934/
Avio67788/
Ovai67767/
Avaa67716/
Avae67694/
Auvi67568/
Auva67497/
Avat67458/
Avoa67445/
Aava67410/
Avie67407/
Avea67378/
Avei67375/
Gevi67286/
Avoi67252/
Gahwaji67240/
Aawi67226/
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Gáva67215/
Avau67202/
Ngabhai67187/
Asva67135/
Avui67131/
Ghabhai67127/
Gabhayi67100/
Gabhais6792/
Aviy6789/
Ghahabi6785/
Asvi6768/
Ahva6767/
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Eava6747/
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Ağva6720/
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Avhi6717/
Géva6717/
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Avij6716/
Gavy6715/
Ghahvyi6715/
Gabaich6715/
Gabajiy6713/
Aavaish6711/
Atva6711/
Ayvi6711/
Havajiy6710/
Eavi6710/
Gampaih6710/
Atvi679/
Gauveia679/
Aïvi679/
Ghaveha679/
Auvaish678/
Gaubaia678/
Aivaidh677/
Gavhiya677/
Ghaveat677/
Gauvayy676/
Ajva676/
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Aîvi675/
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Ghampai674/
Ghatvat674/
Ngavaja674/
Ahvi674/
Gavooji673/
Avha673/
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Gaitbai672/
Aavi672/
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Gaaiwad671/
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Gavai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavai in the Marathi language
गवईgava'i98.21
गवइgava'i0.61
गवाईgava'i0.14
गवैgavai0.08
गावईgava'i0.05
गवळीgavali0.05
गावीgavi0.02
गावइgava'i0.01
गवाइgava'i0.01
गावाइgava'i0.01
ग़वईgava'i0.01
रावजीravaji0.01
गावैgavai0.01
रवीravi0.01
वातीvati0.01
्गवईgava'i0.01
गावाईgava'i0
गावीईgavi'i0
जावतीjavati0
गवडीgavadi0
गवएgava'e0
गतीgati0
़गवईgava'i0
गायञीgayani0
गवलीgavali0
हवाईhava'i0
ग़ॅवइgeva'i0
गाबाईgaba'i0
कवीkavi0
वतीvati0
पावतीpavati0
गवरेgavare0
गराजीgaraji0
सावजीsavaji0
गबईgaba'i0
ग़वइgava'i0
ावणavana0
गणाजीganaji0
वनीvani0
Gavai in the Hindi language
गवईgava'i72.22
गवाईgava'i22.22
गवइgava'i5.56
Gavai in the Russian language
Гаваиgavai-

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