Gavhu Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Gavhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 244 | 1:63,271 | 9,521 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Gavhu (13) may also be a first name.
Gavhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavhu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gavhu.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,020,242nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gavhu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gavhu is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 63,271. In Zimbabwe Gavhu is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 30 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavu | 89 | 3,650 | / |
| Ngavu | 80 | 345 | / |
| Gavuz | 80 | 102 | / |
| Gavud | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gabhu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Gavau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Gaivu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Avahu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gavup | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gaavu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gavou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Avhau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ghavu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gavus | 80 | 4 | / |
| Avohu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gawhu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gaveu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ggavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gayvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gahwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gahvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avu | 75 | 1,873 | / |
| Gabhud | 73 | 413 | / |
| Gavaud | 73 | 397 | / |
| Avhust | 73 | 105 | / |
| Ngavou | 73 | 86 | / |
| Ngovhu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ghavut | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gavout | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gavoux | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghavau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaveus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaabhu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gatvou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gavuľa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ghaveu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaveux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghabhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahbui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavuit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauvus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabu | 67 | 8,116 | / |
| Gawu | 67 | 2,960 | / |
| Govu | 67 | 1,014 | / |
| Havu | 67 | 488 | / |
| Avuç | 67 | 465 | / |
| Avut | 67 | 382 | / |
| Avou | 67 | 379 | / |
| Avau | 67 | 202 | / |
| Avuu | 67 | 193 | / |
| Avui | 67 | 131 | / |
| Aavu | 67 | 118 | / |
| Gavault | 67 | 64 | / |
| Avuz | 67 | 59 | / |
| Abhu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Avud | 67 | 47 | / |
| Aveu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Avuh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Aivu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Avus | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ayvu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngahvou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngawchu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Avuj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ovhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Asvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gahabau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghabhud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavuush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghauvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahvoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahvu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gavhu
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