Gaviria Surname

7,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Gaviria Surname User-submission:

The name Gaviria, is of Basque origin, although there is no unanimous opinion about its geographical origin: Gipuzkoan for some, from the municipality of Gabiria, between Beasáin and Zumárraga; vizcaíno for others, from Axpe de Busturia or Gatika, near Bilbao; or Navarro for someone else.

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Gaviria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia64,1931:744154
United States1,6561:218,87621,274
Venezuela1,3331:22,6591,577
Spain1,1351:41,1913,978
Peru1,1171:28,4552,968
Ecuador7171:22,1843,035
Panama2591:15,1051,138
Dominican Republic2001:52,1652,646
Canada801:460,57039,784
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
England311:1,797,35772,927
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
France141:4,744,480251,814
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

Gaviria (41) may also be a first name.

Gaviria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Gaviria, is of Basque origin, although there is no unanimous opinion about its geographical origin: Gipuzkoan for some, from the municipality of Gabiria, between Beasáin and Zumárraga; vizcaíno for others, from Axpe de Busturia or Gatika, near Bilbao; or Navarro for someone else.

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Gaviria Last Name Facts

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

Gaviria is most common in Colombia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gaviría. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaviria? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,976th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 102,406 people. The last name Gaviria occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gaviria reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Gaviria is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 64,193 people, or 1 in 744. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Antioquia Department, where 38 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent live and Cauca Department, where 6 percent live. Aside from Colombia this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Venezuela, where 2 percent live.

Gaviria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaviria surname are 44.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Gaviria earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,326 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $23,721,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $42,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaviría951/
Gavirias937/
Gavirria936/
Gavieria932/
Gauviria931/
Aviria92169/
Gaveria86757/
Gabiria86235/
Gavirio86130/
Avitria8613/
Gavuria863/
Gavirea862/
Avirias861/
Haviria861/
Goviria861/
Abiria777,488/
Averia77521/
Awiria7768/
Avirio7719/
Oviria773/
Geuhairia751/
Haveria71605/
Avetria71310/
Gaberia71209/
Gaverio7194/
Ovieria7130/
Gabirio7117/
Abiriha714/
Averria712/
Gavério712/
Ovioria711/
Avirjaa711/
Abiriaa711/
Geveria711/
Habiria711/
Havirio711/
Gaverea711/
Ovitria711/
Gaberria6713/
Gabiriho6713/
Hawiriah678/
Gouveria673/
Hajveria671/
Ghaweria671/

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