Gavilanes Surname

32,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Gavilanes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavilanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador12,5461:1,268225
Spain9761:47,9024,524
United States9391:386,00534,000
Mexico7331:169,3404,958
Colombia4841:98,7073,599
Philippines3701:273,61739,963
Cuba1231:93,6812,907
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Chile291:607,46514,668
Panama291:134,9054,585
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Gavilánes (1) are calculated separately.

Gavilanes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavilanes has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It can also be found as a variant: Gavilánes. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavilanes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,270th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 441,348 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Gavilanes live; 80 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequent in Ecuador, where it is borne by 12,546 people, or 1 in 1,268. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Guayas Province, where 24 percent live, Pichincha Province, where 20 percent live and Tungurahua Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Ecuador Gavilanes exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gavilanes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gavilanes surname are 42.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Gavilanes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 25.63% less than the national average, earning $16,883,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,623 USD per year.

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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
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