Gavanji Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gavanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gavanji (20) may also be a first name.

Gavanji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavanji (Hindi: गावंजी, Marathi: गावंजी) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Gavanji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavanji? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Gavanji reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 44 percent are found. Other than India Gavanji exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gavanji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavanji in the Hindi language
गावंजीgavanji-
Gavanji in the Marathi language
गावंजीgavanji67.52
गावीतgavita21.37
गवंजीgavanji3.42
मांवजीmanvaji2.56
गोलवंडgolavanda1.71
गावजीgavaji1.71
गांवजीganvaji0.85
मावजीmavaji0.85

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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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  • 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 Gavanji
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