Gavey Surname
Approximately 641 people bear this surname
Gavey Surname Definition:
The French pronunciation of Gavet. See Gaved.
Gavey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Guernsey | 81 | 1:796 | 128 |
| Jersey | 80 | 1:1,240 | 169 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 92 | 1:564 | 85 |
| Guernsey | 42 | 1:778 | 133 |
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Gavey (15) may also be a first name.
Gavey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French pronunciation of Gavet. See Gaved.
Gavey Demographics
Gavey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gavey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gavey (Russian: Гавей) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavey? popularity and diffusion
Gavey is the 510,276th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Gavey live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Gavey is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent live, Connecticut, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and Guernsey, where 13 percent live.
Gavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gavey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gavey surname grew 211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gavey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Gavey are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.
The amount Gavey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning 439,665 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.66% less than the national average, earning R 95,856 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $44,487 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gavey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavey in the Russian language | ||
| Гавей | gavej | - |
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Footnotes
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