Gavava Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Gavava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 160 | 1:288,624 | 18,622 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gavava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gavava (Marathi: गववा) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavava? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gavava reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Gavava is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya Gavava is most numerous in: Tana River County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavaeva | 92 | 31 | / |
| Gaivava | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghavava | 92 | 1 | / |
| Avava | 91 | 73 | / |
| Havava | 83 | 87 | / |
| Gavova | 83 | 36 | / |
| Gaveva | 83 | 23 | / |
| Avavas | 83 | 17 | / |
| Avaava | 83 | 13 | / |
| Avavai | 83 | 9 | / |
| Aivava | 83 | 3 | / |
| Govava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avasva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavabas | 77 | 24 | / |
| Gaveeva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Avavhad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gevaeva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gavaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Govaeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavabha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avaavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avavash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngavawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Avaba | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ovava | 73 | 9 | / |
| Avavo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Avawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavabhai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Havavaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gabova | 67 | 4,272 | / |
| Gabawa | 67 | 595 | / |
| Gababa | 67 | 587 | / |
| Gawawa | 67 | 367 | / |
| Havova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Avaabo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avawua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghavabhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avavoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovauva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Havawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avaavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avavos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avavey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aivashvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abavaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avabai | 67 | 1 | / |
Gavava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavava in the Marathi language | ||
| गववा | gavava | - |
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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 Gavava
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