Gavillon Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Gavillon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1851:359,04253,729
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

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

Gavillon Last Name Facts

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

Gavillon is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Gavillón. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gavillon.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavillon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Gavillon is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Gavillon live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 359,042. In France Gavillon is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 22 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 22 percent are found and Grand Est, where 15 percent are found. Outside of France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavillón961/
Gavillion941/
Avillon9392/
Gavilon9318/
Gavillan88130/
Avillion8895/
Gavillán883/
Avilon8660/
Gavillian822/
Gavilan8038,938/
Gavilán80209/
Gabilon80119/
Avellon8084/
Avillan8035/
Gavilàn806/
Ovillon801/
Aviluon801/
Avilion801/
Gavilãn801/
Avilong801/
Avilone801/
Avellone75348/
Abeillon75310/
Avillian75189/
Aveillan75164/
Heavilon75104/
Avellion756/
Gavilane754/
Gavilian752/
Haavilon751/
Gavilant751/
Havillan751/
Avilan714,454/
Abilon71214/
Habeillon7168/
Avelon7164/
Havilland7131/
Avilán7128/
Aveillian715/
Awilon713/
Avilonova713/
Ovilon711/
Avilàn711/
Avellan675,780/
Gabilan673,173/
Gavelan67357/
Gawilan67241/
Avellán6742/
Gabelon6715/
Havilan6714/
Avaylon677/
Gavilam677/
Avellàn674/
Habilon674/
Govilan672/
Abilion672/
Avelion672/
Aviland672/
Avellón672/
Gavelán672/
Hovilon671/
Ovillan671/
Gevelon671/
Gabilán671/
Abuilon671/
Avelong671/
Ajuilon671/
Gabilom671/
Havelon670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavillon
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