Gavans Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gavans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gavans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavans (Marathi: गवंस) is found most in India. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gavans is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Gavans are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Gavans is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Gavans is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent reside and Goa, where 13 percent reside. Other than India Gavans exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Latvia, where 9 percent reside.

Gavans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gavans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gavans surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaivans923/
Ghavans921/
Avans91810/
Gauvansh861/
Gavens83264/
Govans83151/
Avanse8334/
Gawans8312/
Eavans8310/
Aivans832/
Gevans832/
Ayvans832/
Havans831/
Avansh831/
Gavanje7757/
Avansse779/
Heavans775/
Gabanse771/
Eaveans770/
Gevains770/
Abans73438/
Ovans73185/
Avons7373/
Avanz7328/
Awans7312/
Avams733/
Gaubanse712/
Avanshth711/
Avansova711/
Gavanche711/
Ghavamsh711/
Gowans674,079/
Avance671,714/
Avonse67141/
Govens67116/
Habans6795/
Gevens6792/
Awanse6765/
Gawens6731/
Ajwans6730/
Avanze6730/
Avanje6719/
Aiwans6715/
Avanch678/
Eyvans676/
Hovans672/
Govons672/
Gobans672/
Eivans672/
Gövens671/
Hawans671/
Gavanchhe671/
Avamsh671/
Ovanse671/
Avanjp671/
Awains671/
Abhans671/
Havons670/
Gauthuans670/
Eavams670/
Eavons670/

Gavans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavans in the Marathi language
गवंसgavansa-

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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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  • 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 Gavans
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