Gavican Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gavican Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gavican Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavican is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavican? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Gavican are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England Gavican is mostly found in: Devon, where 34 percent live, Cumbria, where 28 percent live and Greater London, where 22 percent live. Excluding England Gavican is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 45 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Gavican Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gavican has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gavican Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gavican surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avican92144/
Havican86295/
Gavisan8636/
Gavijan8610/
Ghavichhan821/
Heavican80125/
Gavaicam803/
Gavecian802/
Gavigian801/
Govicand801/
Awican7713/
Avicon773/
Abican772/
Avikan771/
Ghabichan7518/
Gaveechan752/
Ghavisanh751/
Havicon7154/
Gawisan7141/
Aviskan7134/
Gavison7121/
Gavizon717/
Gavijon712/
Gabizan712/
Gabikan711/
Gavesan711/
Avizkan711/
Habican711/
Gavejan711/
Obaican711/
Owaican711/
Avikhan711/
Havikan710/
Gowichan6710/
Govikhan671/
Aviskant671/
Gabikane671/
Gavaisam671/
Avikanth671/
Havicone670/

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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 Gavican
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