Gavet Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Gavet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7401:89,76012,907
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
India271:28,409,829361,298
Guernsey221:2,929767
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Congo61:831,51616,072
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey341:960161
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Gavet (22) may also be a first name.

Gavet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavet (Marathi: गावेत) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gavet is the 349,716th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Gavet are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gavet is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name Gavet is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 89,760. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Beside France this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Gavet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gavet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gavet last name increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gavet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gavet last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Gavet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% more than the national average, earning $62,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavett91371/
Gavete9146/
Ngavet9121/
Gaveet916/
Gaveth912/
Gauvet912/
Gavets911/
Gave892,454/
Avet89960/
Gavette83478/
Ghaveat837/
Gayvets831/
Ghavete831/
Gaviett830/
Gavetts830/
Gaivett830/
Gavit80134,351/
Gabet803,978/
Havet802,963/
Gaver801,437/
Gaveh80667/
Gavey80641/
Gavez80496/
Ngave80440/
Gatve80376/
Gavie80356/
Aviet80248/
Gaves80166/
Gaved80150/
Ghave80147/
Govet80122/
Avett8096/
Avest8078/
Auvet8063/
Gavea8054/
Avete8046/
Gevet8045/
Gavee8041/
Gawet8034/
Gavei8022/
Gauve8021/
Gajve8019/
Gaive8015/
Gavăt804/
Ahvet803/
Gavge802/
Gavhe802/
Gavej801/
Gaveu801/
Gayve801/
Gahve801/
Asvet801/
Ggave801/
Avezt801/
Atvet801/
Gaave801/
Avets800/
Gautvedt7710/
Gavitt73921/
Gabets73714/
Govett73522/
Ghavei73349/
Ghahve73279/
Gauvey73189/
Gaviot73188/
Gathve73149/
Ghavit73118/
Ngabet73118/
Gouvet73107/
Ghaveh7383/
Havetz7383/
Gabest7375/
Gabete7368/
Haavet7346/
Govete7345/
Hauvet7342/
Ngavee7342/
Gaavit7337/
Ghavea7335/
Gavait7325/
Gaivez7320/
Gavite7316/
Gaaver7315/
Gavhed7313/
Avette7313/
Havest7313/
Ganpet7310/
Gaouet7310/
Ghavey7310/
Nghave739/
Gahave738/
Ghaver736/
Gaubet736/
Avesht736/
Gampet735/
Gavesh735/
Gavith735/
Gaatve734/
Ghavez733/
Gaweet733/
Gabett733/
Gaveed733/
Gauver733/
Ghaves733/
Gauvea733/
Gavije732/
Gawett732/
Gawete732/
Ghaveu732/
Ghabet732/
Gayver732/
Ahavet732/
Ngavit731/
Haveth731/
Gavepp731/
Gavher731/
Gasvit731/
Gahvit731/
Ghatve731/
Ghaved731/
Achvet731/
Ahvetz731/
Gaavee731/
Gaiver731/
Cgaves731/
Ngovet731/
Ngavei731/
Gasves731/
Gabeth731/
Gabetz731/
Gaibet731/
Gaives731/
Aivest731/
Ajvest731/
Avietė731/
Ashvet731/
Gaiveu731/
Gavuit731/
Gahver731/
Gaivit731/
Gavess730/
Havett730/
Avetts730/
Gaaves730/
Gasver730/
Gove6732,163/
Gavi677,256/
Gabe676,989/
Gawe674,744/
Awet672,961/
Avit672,145/
Abet671,658/
Aved67396/
Ghahveh67165/
Havette67153/
Avetova67135/
Gabette67127/
Govette6757/
Gavitte6720/
Ovet6720/
Nganpet6720/
Gavy6715/
Ghaveha679/
Gouvest677/
Ngampet676/
Gaaibet675/
Haivets674/
Ghahvei673/
Gavá672/
Gauwetz671/
Gahavit671/
Gievett671/
Ghaveer671/
Ghavite671/
Avesthe671/
Avyt671/
Aveeste671/
Auveste671/
Hatveit671/
Ngabett671/
Gueaves671/
Ghavieh671/
Gaivher671/
D'Havet671/
Ghahvee671/
Avjt671/
Gabhett670/
Govecht670/
Hatvedt670/
Gaubetz670/
Haavedt670/

Gavet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavet in the Marathi language
गावेतgaveta80
गवेतgaveta15
गावीतgavita5

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavet
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