Gavang Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Gavang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 147 | 1:141,286 | 15,748 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gavang (133) may also be a first name.
Gavang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gavang (Marathi: गावंग) is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gavang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Gavang reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 133 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 141,286. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 82 percent are found, Centre Region, where 16 percent are found and North Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavang in the Marathi language | ||
| गावंग | gavanga | - |
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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 Gavang
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