Gavou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Gavou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Gavou (751) may also be a first name.
Gavou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavou is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gavou.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavou? popularity and diffusion
Gavou is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Gavou reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Gavou is also the 299,937th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 751 people.
It is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France it is primarily found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 33 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 33 percent reside and Occitanie, where 33 percent reside. Other than France this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Gavou
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