Gavayi Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Gavayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 226 | 1:3,394,095 | 97,556 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gavayi (158) may also be a first name.
Gavayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavayi (Marathi: गवयी, Russian: Гавайи) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,032,007th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gavayi reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 730,165th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 158 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 3,394,095. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 87 percent live, Maharashtra, where 12 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Not including India Gavayi exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavayi in the Marathi language | ||
| गवयी | gavayi | 77.14 |
| गवई | gava'i | 22.86 |
| Gavayi in the Russian language | ||
| Гавайи | gavaji | - |
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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 Gavayi
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