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

The surname Gavoh is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gavoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavoh? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Gavoh is mostly found in: Taraba, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Togo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavosh912/
Gavo89599/
Gavoosh831/
Ngavo80223/
Gavot8059/
Gavha8044/
Gaivo8040/
Gavos8030/
Gavah8018/
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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