Gavić Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gavić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3311:10,6842,124
Croatia1121:37,7557,629
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Gavič (10) are calculated separately.

Gavić Last Name Facts

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

Gavić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Gavič. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 671,677th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gavić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 10,684. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Gavić is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Gavić exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavič9310/
Avić8959/
Havić80557/
Gović80169/
Gabić8057/
Gaviz8026/
Aveić801/
Havoić73179/
Gaavic7387/
Havaić7386/
Gavich7345/
Gaiviz737/
Gaivic732/
Gaviez731/
Gaaviz731/
Ghaviz731/
Goević731/
Aviz672,622/
Avic6716/
Abić6715/
Gaevitz6714/
Gaevicz6712/
Gavitse671/
Ović671/
Gavaich671/
Gayvits671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gavić
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