Gavens Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gavens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1221:544,44974,270
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gavens (17) may also be a first name.

Gavens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavens is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Gavens reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 544,449. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 51 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Gavens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gavens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gavens surname grew 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gavens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gavens surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

Gavens earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.53% more than the national average, earning $64,951 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avens91483/
Havens8316,266/
Gavins83559/
Govens83116/
Gevens8392/
Auvens8338/
Gawens8331/
Eavens8316/
Gavans8311/
Gövens831/
Avhens831/
Ahvens831/
Aivens831/
Heavens771,395/
Gawehns77169/
Gaivans773/
Gavinsh773/
Ghevens772/
Haivens772/
Gayvins771/
Gaivins771/
Havenæs771/
Havenås771/
Ghavans771/
Eaveans770/
Goivens770/
Eavenns770/
Ovens733,121/
Avins73444/
Awens7363/
Heaven's714/
Gauvansh711/
Avensova711/
Gowans674,079/
Gowens671,597/
Hovens671,173/
Havins67751/
Gövenç67694/
Gevenç67334/
Govans67151/
Eivens6762/
Gevins6745/
O'Vens6729/
Gawans6712/
Eavins677/
Avinsh673/
Aweens672/
Gevans672/
Govins672/
Govons672/
Avions671/
Oovens671/
Awense671/
Aivins671/
Abeins671/
Avence671/
Hawens670/

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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 Gavens
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