Gavson Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gavson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Gavson Last Name Facts

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

Gavson occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Gavson reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 95 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Gavson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gavson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 70.43% more than the national average, earning R 405,000 per year and in United States they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning $66,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavshon9267/
Gaavson926/
Avson916/
Gapson83431/
Gabson83147/
Gafson8315/
Gawson836/
Havson833/
Eavson831/
Gavsane7754/
Ghapson7715/
Gawsone773/
Goovson771/
Gaffson771/
Gawsion771/
Gavscen770/
Abson731,779/
Avsan73238/
Awson7319/
Ovson7317/
Afson734/
Ghavsian7164/
Avsonova711/
Govshone710/
Hawson67733/
Habson67110/
Gobson6748/
Govsen6747/
Afsoun6746/
Gabsen6738/
Gopson6717/
Gafsen6717/
Afsoon6713/
Afshon6711/
Gapsan6711/
Hovson677/
Gabzon674/
Gapsen673/
Havsén672/
Gowson672/
Avsane672/
Eawson672/
Avseen671/
Eivson671/
Hafson671/
Gofson671/
Aibson671/
Gawsan671/
Gabsan671/
Absoun671/
Gavzan671/
Avsant670/

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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 Gavson
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