Gavakis Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gavakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece321:346,24348,387
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gavakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavakis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Gavakis reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 346,243. In Greece Gavakis is most frequent in: Peloponnese, where 50 percent reside, Attica, where 47 percent reside and North Aegean, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Gavakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gavakis surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gavakis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.8% more than the national average, earning $59,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavaki9242/
Gavazki8646/
Havakis8618/
Ghavaki865/
Gouvakis8067/
Gavayski802/
Gavashki801/
Gavake777/
Govaki774/
Gawaki773/
Avakes770/
Govaski71208/
Abakois7117/
Gavhake7113/
Govacki716/
Gawacki713/
Gawaski713/
Gavaker712/
Gabacki711/
Gouvaki711/
Ghavake711/
Avakets711/
Avakesh711/
Abakish711/
Gaivaka711/
Gavakhe711/
Gavachi711/
Gawakhi711/
Gompakis6765/
Gavaysky6727/
Gajbacki672/
Gaivoski671/
Gabaikai671/
Ngawakai671/
Ghavaker671/
Gavakher671/
Gaswaski671/

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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 Gavakis
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