Gaveau Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gaveau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7221:91,99813,279
United States321:11,326,842445,236
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
England31:18,572,686338,250
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gaveau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gaveau is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaveau? popularity and diffusion

Gaveau is the 418,547th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Gaveau reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 722 people, or 1 in 91,998. In France Gaveau is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 28 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent are found. Apart from France Gaveau is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 4 percent are found.

Gaveau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaveau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gaveau surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaveau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gaveau are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Gaveau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning $57,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavea9154/
Ghavea8335/
Gauvea833/
Gaveju831/
Gaveyu831/
Ghaveha779/
Govea7326,511/
Gavia734,842/
Gavya7311/
Gaviu731/
Gauvieia711/
Gouvea6720,419/
Ngavia67106/
Goviea6711/
Gaweya678/
Gaweua678/
Gavitaaju673/
Gavyaz672/
Gaywea672/
Gaviad672/
Gaviat672/
Ghavehoue671/
Gavyus671/
Gavihu671/
Gaivéu671/
Goovea671/
Gaoueu671/
Gavjaa671/
Gavija671/
Ngavya671/
Gawhea671/
Gaivia671/
Gaviut671/

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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 Gaveau
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