Gavião Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Gavião Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavião Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gavião Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gavião occurs most in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavião? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Gavião reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Gavião is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil Gavião is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 26 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 22 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 35 percent live and Portugal, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavion83140/
Gavijon772/
Gavione771/
Gavia734,842/
Gaviu731/
Gabion674,788/
Ngavia67106/
Gavian6747/
Gaviat672/
Gaviad672/
Gaviánová671/
Gaviut671/
Gaivia671/
Gavija671/
Gavián671/
Gavihu671/

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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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  • 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 Gavião
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