Gavieiro Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Gavieiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavieiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1681:278,28617,191
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Argentina501:854,86855,754
France311:2,142,668174,004
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gavieiro Last Name Facts

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

Gavieiro occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gavieiro.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavieiro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 849,693rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. Gavieiro is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Gavieiro reside; 73 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Gavieiro is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 278,286. In Spain Gavieiro is primarily found in: Galicia, where 74 percent reside, Basque Country, where 20 percent reside and Catalonia, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Spain it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaviero9339/
Avieiro931/
Gabieiro8834/
Gavieira881/
Avieira8011/
Gaviera806/
Gabiero803/
Ovieiro801/
Ajvieira751/
Oveiheiro711/
Gabiera6754/
Ovieira671/
Gabiira671/
Aveyeira635/
Gobiyiro631/
Aboueirou591/
Aivaajiera561/
Habouiro501/
Abeyeira501/

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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 Gavieiro
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