Gavars Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gavars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3971:5,164713
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gavars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavars (Russian: Гаварс) is most common in Latvia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gavars.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavars? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 658,434th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Gavars live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 5,164. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent are found, Latgale, where 21 percent are found and Semigallia, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Latvia it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Gavars Last Name Statistics demography

Gavars earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avars9113/
Atvars83178/
Aivars8398/
Gavers8359/
Havars8321/
Govars837/
Gavors833/
Gabars831/
Avarse831/
Ayvars831/
Eavars830/
Govaers77361/
Govaars77132/
Gevaers7738/
Gouvars7718/
Govhars772/
Govarse771/
Avarstt770/
Gevaurs770/
Abars734/
Avors732/
Ovars731/
Goevaers7161/
Goovaers712/
Goyvaers711/
Gevers674,951/
Govers673,515/
Aybars67658/
Abarsh6712/
Gawors677/
Gawers675/
Abarss674/
Gévers673/
Otvars673/
Ovarse673/
Avarch672/
Abaars671/
Awarse671/
Gabors671/
Ovarsh671/
Avorse671/
Aveirs670/
Havors670/
Gowars670/

Gavars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavars in the Russian language
Гаварсgavars-

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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 Gavars
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