Gavran Surname

163,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Gavran Surname User-submission:

The Gavran surname means 'raven' in Serbo-Croatian.

Gavran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,1161:3,789417
Bosnia and Herzegovina6601:5,3581,097
Serbia1961:36,4543,775
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Germany871:925,35065,249
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Austria541:157,69320,874
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Slovenia331:75,38410,217
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
France131:5,109,440259,941
Israel131:658,28045,106
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England61:9,286,343223,652
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gavrán (26) are calculated separately.

Gavran (20) may also be a first name.

Gavran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gavran surname means 'raven' in Serbo-Croatian.

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Gavran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavran (Hindi: गवरन, Marathi: गावरान, Russian: Гавран) is found most in Croatia. It may appear as a variant: Gavrán. Click here for other possible spellings of Gavran.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,864th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,751,055 people. Gavran occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gavran are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most common forename world-wide, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,116 people, or 1 in 3,789. In Croatia Gavran is most frequent in: Brod-Posavina County, where 21 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 17 percent live and Zagreb County, where 16 percent live. Barring Croatia it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 7 percent live.

Gavran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gavran last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gavran earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavrán9426/
Gavrane9243/
Gavrand921/
Gavrain920/
Avran91461/
Gauvrean860/
Havran832,647/
Gavron83850/
Avrain83225/
Avrang8398/
Gabran8392/
Avrane8342/
Avrand8317/
Gawran8312/
Gavram8311/
Avraan834/
Govran833/
Avrant832/
Avrann831/
Gavranová803/
Gabrang77345/
Gabrane77242/
Gauvron7756/
Avratin7749/
Avrasin7731/
Gawrane7731/
Avrahan778/
Gabrain776/
Gabrean776/
Avracen773/
Gabrahn773/
Gabrhan772/
Avrasyn772/
Gabrant772/
Gabrand771/
Gauvram771/
Avrasen771/
Govrean770/
Auvrand770/
Avram7341,451/
Abran733,955/
Avron73221/
Awran7325/
Havranck715/
Avranová714/
Avranova713/
Gabrahan711/
Gawron6715,002/
Gobran675,922/
Avraam673,105/
Havron671,213/
Habran671,195/
Havranová67963/
Aubran67457/
Gabron67401/
Gowran67396/
Hawran67343/
Gabrán67217/
Havrán67210/
Gabranova67115/
Abrain67102/
Havranova6792/
Gavronova6779/
Gabram6753/
Abrhan6742/
Gavronová6726/
Havram6726/
Avrham6716/
Abrean6712/
Abraan678/
Ovrand677/
Eabran677/
Abhran676/
Abrann674/
Abraun674/
Avrone673/
Avroon673/
Aybran673/
Govron672/
Gawram671/
Govram671/
Aibran671/
Auvram671/
Gabrań671/
D'Auvrain671/
Awraan671/
Abranh671/
Gausbrant670/

Gavran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavran in the Hindi language
गवरनgavarana-
Gavran in the Marathi language
गावरानgavarana-
Gavran in the Russian language
Гавранgavran-

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