Gavs Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gavs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gavs (17) may also be a first name.

Gavs Last Name Facts

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

Gavs (Marathi: गवस, Russian: Гавс) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gavs.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gavs is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Gavs live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

Gavs is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent live, Goa, where 11 percent live and Karnataka, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavås893/
Gavse893/
Ghavs891/
Gavst891/
Gav86335/
Avs8652/
Ghavse8026/
Ghayvs801/
Gaav75479/
Ngav75185/
Gabs75176/
Gaps75124/
Govs7546/
Gauv7533/
Gavd7525/
Eavs7514/
Gaws7514/
Ghav7512/
Havs7512/
Gaiv7510/
Avss759/
Gavt758/
Gafs757/
Avås755/
Auvs754/
Avhs753/
Avst753/
Avsd753/
Avse753/
Asvs752/
Avsh752/
Gavw752/
Gasf751/
Hgav751/
Gahv751/
Gavx751/
Gatv751/
Cgav751/
Avws751/
Avsx751/
Aivs751/
Qgav751/
Avsj751/
Gavz751/
Ahvs751/
Atvs751/
Havsø6775/
Gapps6770/
Ngauv6758/
Havås6748/
Ghauv6722/
Govsh6715/
Gabse6714/
Ghavt6710/
Govse6710/
Ghafs6710/
Gauws679/
Gaiws675/
Gavce674/
Avshh674/
Ghaws674/
Gavshova673/
Gaabs673/
Nghav673/
Ghovs672/
Gawsh672/
Kgafs672/
Gavpp671/
Gavhd671/
Gueav671/
Gabsh671/
Havse671/
Gawss671/
Gattv671/
Gaivt671/
Gassf671/
Ghahv671/
Ghasf671/
Gapse671/
Gapsd671/
Gasps671/
Kgaps671/
Gafsh671/
Gabst671/
Gabss671/
Ghavz671/
Gohvs671/
Ghabs671/
Gapst671/
Gapsh671/
Ggasf671/
Asvst671/
Asvss671/
Auvsh671/
Gawse670/
Govsx670/

Gavs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavs in the Marathi language
गवसgavasa-
Gavs in the Russian language
Гавсgavs-

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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 Gavs
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