Gavajena Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Gavajena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 211 | 1:73,167 | 10,843 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gavajena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavajena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gavajena occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavajena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,095,216th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gavajena are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 73,167. In Zimbabwe Gavajena is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent are found, Harare Province, where 27 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawajena | 88 | 33 | / |
| Gabajena | 88 | 6 | / |
| Avaena | 86 | 49 | / |
| Gavaina | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gavanea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gavainay | 75 | 91 | / |
| Gavagina | 75 | 71 | / |
| Gawayena | 75 | 13 | / |
| Awajenah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gabayena | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gavazina | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngabayena | 71 | 394 | / |
| Aveina | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gavadzina | 71 | 12 | / |
| Aveena | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aviena | 71 | 4 | / |
| Avaina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aveyina | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ovajana | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gabaina | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aviyana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gaweana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awajana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avayana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avahyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avyyana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavoina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abajana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabiena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabeana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabayna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavayno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavaino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awajina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gavajena
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