Gavava Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gavava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1601:288,62418,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavaeva9231/
Gaivava921/
Ghavava921/
Avava9173/
Havava8387/
Gavova8336/
Gaveva8323/
Avavas8317/
Avaava8313/
Avavai839/
Aivava833/
Govava831/
Avasva831/
Gavabas7724/
Gaveeva773/
Avavhad772/
Gevaeva772/
Gavaway772/
Govaeva771/
Gavabha771/
Havavat771/
Avaavau771/
Avavash771/
Ngavawa771/
Avaba7321/
Ovava739/
Avavo735/
Avawa731/
Gavabhai717/
Havavaus710/
Gabova674,272/
Gabawa67595/
Gababa67587/
Gawawa67367/
Havova6715/
Avaabo677/
Avawua674/
Ghavabhai673/
Avavoo672/
Ovauva672/
Havawa671/
Gavová671/
Avaavo671/
Gabavo671/
Avavos671/
Avavey671/
Aivashvas671/
Abavaa671/
Avabai671/

Gavava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavava in the Marathi language
गववाgavava-

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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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