Gavelas Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Gavelas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gavelas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavelas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gavelas occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavelas? popularity and diffusion
Gavelas is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Gavelas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Gavelas reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
It is most commonly used in Spain, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Castile and León, where 83 percent are found and Catalonia, where 17 percent are found. Besides Spain this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gavelas
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