Gavra Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gavra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0181:19,7232,545
Pakistan7331:243,7165,550
Greece3631:30,5234,732
Belarus591:161,03521,792
India501:15,341,308250,737
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Hungary261:377,54926,409
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Găvră (1) are calculated separately.

Gavra (1,233) may also be a first name.

Gavra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavra (Georgian: გავრა, Hindi: गवरा, Marathi: गवरा, Russian: Гавра) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Găvră. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gavra is the 177,072nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,016,368 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gavra are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Gavra is also the 225,263rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,233 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 1,018 people, or 1 in 19,723. In Romania Gavra is most common in: Bihor County, where 42 percent reside, Timiș County, where 18 percent reside and Arad County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Romania this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent reside and Greece, where 15 percent reside.

Gavra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gavra surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gavra earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.9% less than the national average, earning $34,994 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavras91852/
Gavrea91306/
Gavray91274/
Gavrau91162/
Gavrai9112/
Avra89288/
Găvră871/
Gavrash83104/
Gauvrau834/
Gavreau833/
Gavraić831/
Gausvra831/
Gavreas831/
Gauvrat831/
Gueavra831/
Gabra8012,108/
Gawra80491/
Gavro80244/
Avras80210/
Havra8078/
Avrea8044/
Avrap8040/
Avrat8034/
Avraz8013/
Avrah8011/
Avray804/
Avrga803/
Avraj802/
Aavra802/
Avraa802/
Govra801/
Avrad801/
Auvra801/
Auvray737,809/
Ghabra73669/
Gabrat73591/
Gabrah73557/
Gavroy73345/
Gavros73253/
Havras73192/
Ngabra73174/
Auvrai7397/
Avrach7387/
Gouvra7365/
Gabrea7364/
Gabraj7357/
Gavroň7347/
Govras7342/
Gavrot7339/
Gavrou7327/
Avrash7318/
Auvrat7313/
Gabras7311/
Avraha736/
Havraz736/
Gavroi735/
Aivera733/
Govrat732/
Gavrey732/
Gabray732/
Havrat732/
Havrľa732/
Gabrai731/
Gabrza731/
Ajvera731/
Avrais731/
Avreau731/
Havrah731/
Havraj731/
Havrau731/
Gawraj731/
Gawraś731/
Auvrau731/
Abra676,025/
Avro67711/
Gavrosh67365/
Awra67332/
Haivera67302/
Govreau67258/
Gavrois67110/
Ovra6748/
Gawracz6731/
Gamprai6730/
D'Avray6719/
Ghabras6713/
Havrash6713/
Auvraud6711/
Gouvras678/
Ghabrah677/
Gavrous674/
Gabrraj674/
Ghabrai673/
Gabrajë673/
Ghabrat672/
Gauvreault671/
Eavreau671/
Gawraha671/
Gouvrêa671/
Havrais671/
Gavross671/
Ghawrat671/
Gabracz671/
Gabraud671/
D'Avrea671/
Avreach671/
Gavrroi671/
Havrach671/

Gavra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavra in the Georgian language
გავრაgavra-
Gavra in the Marathi language
गवराgavara97.83
गौराgaura0.27
Gavra in the Hindi language
गवराgavara66.67
गौरादेवीgauradevi16.67
गावराgavara16.67
Gavra in the Russian language
Гавраgavra-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavra
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