Gavez Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gavez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3461:7,1901,614
Croatia951:44,5128,778
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Gávez (2) are calculated separately.

Gavez Last Name Facts

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

Gavez is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gávez. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 619,831st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,692,633 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gavez reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 7,190. In Slovenia it is most common in: Drava, where 60 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent are found and Savinja, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Slovenia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Gavez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gavez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gavez surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gavez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gavez earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.04% less than the national average, earning $10,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gávez932/
Gaivez9120/
Ghavez913/
Gaviez911/
Gave892,454/
Avez89665/
Havez801,515/
Gaver801,437/
Gavet801,044/
Gövez80669/
Gaveh80667/
Gavey80641/
Ngave80440/
Gatve80376/
Gavie80356/
Gabez80284/
Gaves80166/
Gevez80166/
Gaved80150/
Ghave80147/
Aviez80120/
Gavea8054/
Gavee8041/
Gaviz8026/
Gavei8022/
Gauve8021/
Gajve8019/
Gaive8015/
Govez8011/
Aavez805/
Gawez803/
Gavge802/
Gavhe802/
Gavej801/
Gaveu801/
Gayve801/
Gahve801/
Aveez801/
Góvez801/
Ggave801/
Aivez801/
Avezt801/
Gaave801/
Auvez801/
Aveiz801/
Gavett73371/
Ghavei73349/
Ghahve73279/
Gauvey73189/
Gathve73149/
Ghaveh7383/
Havetz7383/
Ngavee7342/
Ghavea7335/
Gaaver7315/
Gavhed7313/
Ghavey7310/
Haviez739/
Nghave739/
Gahave738/
Gaiviz737/
Ghaver736/
Gavies736/
Gaveet736/
Gavesh735/
Gaatve734/
Gaveus734/
Gaveed733/
Gauver733/
Ghaves733/
Gauvea733/
Gavije732/
Ghaveu732/
Haveez732/
Gauvet732/
Gayver732/
Gavise731/
Gavepp731/
Gavets731/
Gavher731/
Ghabez731/
Ghatve731/
Ghaved731/
Ahvetz731/
Gaavee731/
Gaiver731/
Cgaves731/
Govedz731/
Haveiz731/
Ngavei731/
Gasves731/
Gavese731/
Ghaviz731/
Gaaviz731/
Gabetz731/
Gaibez731/
Gaives731/
Ahavez731/
Gaiveu731/
Gahver731/
Gavess730/
Gaaves730/
Gavice730/
Gasver730/
Gove6732,163/
Avezova677,436/
Gavi677,256/
Gabe676,989/
Aves675,925/
Gawe674,744/
Aviz672,622/
Abez67233/
Ghahveh67165/
Awez6773/
Gaevets6772/
Gouviez6740/
Gavaise6730/
Ovez6725/
Gavy6715/
Gaevitz6714/
Gaevicz6712/
Ghaveha679/
Ghaveat677/
Avex675/
Gaewicz674/
Ghahvei673/
Avíz672/
Gavá672/
Gayvets671/
Gachuez671/
Gauwetz671/
Ghaveer671/
Gueaves671/
Ghavieh671/
Gaivher671/
Aveš671/
Ghahvee671/
Gavitse671/
Gasouez671/
Gavetts670/
Gaivett670/
Gaubetz670/

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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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  • 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 Gavez
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