Gavalda Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gavalda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavalda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,2491:37,4323,703
France9651:68,8329,565
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
England81:6,964,757184,742
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Gavaldà (51) & Gavaldá (21) are calculated separately.

Gavalda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavalda (Hindi: गवाल्दा, Russian: Гавальда) is found most frequently in Spain. It can also appear as: Gavaldà or Gavaldá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavalda? popularity and diffusion

Gavalda is the 174,865th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Gavalda are found; 51 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Gavalda is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 1,249 people, or 1 in 37,432. In Spain it is most common in: Catalonia, where 79 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 17 percent reside and Aragon, where 1 percent reside. Barring Spain it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 39 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Gavalda Last Name Statistics demography

Gavalda earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavaldà9551/
Gavaldá9521/
Avalda924/
Gabalda86761/
Havalda86200/
Gavelda8646/
Gavaldo8613/
Govalda867/
Gawalda862/
Gavaldó861/
Avacilda802/
Gawaldai801/
Gavaldão801/
Havaldad801/
Abalda774/
Ovalda771/
Avaldo771/
Gabaldo71695/
Abaldea7148/
Gawaldo7144/
Osvalda7143/
Gawelda7122/
Gabaldà7115/
Gevaldo7113/
Gabaldá715/
Ovaldas714/
Ošvalda713/
Gabaldó711/
Awaldad711/
Awailda711/
Gewalda710/
Oshvalda6721/
Gasualdo672/
Hawaldaz671/
Gaboulda671/
Gabaldos671/
Hawaldas671/

Gavalda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavalda in the Hindi language
गवाल्दाgavalda-
Gavalda in the Russian language
Гавальдаgavalda-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavalda
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