Gavoh Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Gavoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Togo91:805,3086,372
Benin51:2,067,12068,069

Gavoh (37) may also be a first name.

Gavoh Last Name Facts

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

Gavoh is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gavoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavoh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gavoh is the 1,736,881st most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Gavoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gavoh reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gavoh is also the 1,688,769th most common first name internationally, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Gavoh is primarily found in: Taraba, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Togo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gavo89599/
Gavoosh831/
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Gavot8059/
Gavha8044/
Gaivo8040/
Gavos8030/
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Gavoj8016/
Gawoh8012/
Gavou809/
Gavoy809/
Govoh804/
Gavoç802/
Gavoi802/
Gasvo801/
Gavod801/
Gavoë801/
Gaavo801/
Gafoh801/
Ghavoush772/
Gavhad732,547/
Gavois73796/
Gaevoy73777/
Ngavou7386/
Gavadh7377/
Gavach7352/
Gaiveo7339/
Gavash7326/
Gaevoi7313/
Gouvoh7310/
Gabouh738/
Gavahe737/
Gavhaa735/
Gavhat735/
Gavout735/
Gavoux735/
Gayvah734/
Gatvou732/
Gavaha731/
Gayuoh731/
Ghavah731/
Gauvou731/
Gavoup731/
Gajvos731/
Gavoud731/
Gavood731/
Gafoth730/
Gava6718,736/
Gabo6710,931/
Govo671,915/
Gafo67846/
Gawo67771/
Gevo6763/
Ghahvoo6744/
Ghahvah6727/
Ngahvou678/
Gaubouh674/
Gavahad674/
Ghabouh673/
Gavá672/
Ghavhad672/
Ghavath672/
Gahvoup671/
Geehavo671/
Gavhahe671/
Ngouvoh671/
Ngawouh671/
Gayouho671/
Gavà671/
Gawosch671/

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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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  • 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 Gavoh
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