Gavasa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gavasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Gavasa (173) may also be a first name.
Gavasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavasa (Marathi: गावसा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavasa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Gavasa is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Gavasa are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 173 people.
The surname Gavasa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavasa in the Marathi language | ||
| गावसा | gavasa | - |
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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 Gavasa
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