Gavu Surname

124,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3321:40,6745,220
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Tanzania7821:67,7007,139
Zimbabwe1871:82,55712,049
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gavu (192) may also be a first name.

Gavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavu (Hindi: गवू, Marathi: गावू, Russian: Гаву) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,823rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,996,588 people. Gavu is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gavu are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 192 people.

The surname Gavu is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,332 people, or 1 in 40,674. In South Africa Gavu is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 37 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Gavu Last Name Statistics demography

Gavu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.79% less than the national average, earning R 105,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngavu89345/
Gavhu89248/
Gavuz89102/
Gavud8927/
Gavau8914/
Gaivu8914/
Gaavu899/
Gavup899/
Gavou899/
Ghavu896/
Gavus894/
Gaveu891/
Gayvu891/
Gavut891/
Ggavu891/
Gahvu891/
Avu861,873/
Gavaud80397/
Ngavou8086/
Ghavut808/
Gavout805/
Gavoux805/
Ghavau804/
Gaveus804/
Gavuľa802/
Gatvou802/
Ghaveu802/
Gaveux801/
Gavoud801/
Gauvus801/
Ngaveu801/
Gavoup801/
Gauvou801/
Gavaux801/
Gaiveu801/
Gavuit801/
Gabu758,116/
Gawu752,960/
Govu751,014/
Havu75488/
Avuç75465/
Avut75382/
Avou75379/
Avau75202/
Avuu75193/
Avui75131/
Aavu75118/
Gevu7583/
Avuz7559/
Avud7547/
Aveu7541/
Avuh7530/
Aivu7519/
Avus7517/
Ayvu7510/
Avuj756/
Auvu753/
Asvu753/
Avuy752/
Atvu751/
Ahvu751/
Gavault7364/
Ngahvou738/
Gavuush731/
Ghauvau731/
Gahvoup731/
Ngabu672,644/
Havuz672,334/
Gabou671,479/
Gabut671,068/
Gaabu671,009/
Ngovu67830/
Gaibu67756/
Gawou67751/
Gampu67641/
Gaewu67626/
Gabus67606/
Gabud67605/
Gavoe67525/
Havuç67359/
Govou67201/
Govus67189/
Avaux67155/
Gabau67134/
Avaut6798/
Gaybu6757/
Ganpu6756/
Avoux6754/
Gabeu6753/
Kgabu6750/
Ghabu6741/
Aivui6730/
Avush6728/
Gabui6728/
Gawut6722/
Gabuz6720/
Gabhu6716/
Aveus6715/
Ashvu6714/
Eavou6714/
Gaubu6714/
Avahu6713/
Havui6711/
Gabuy6710/
Gobau6710/
Avhau678/
Gawau677/
Gouvu677/
Havus676/
Gabuu674/
Avous674/
Ahvou674/
Havut674/
Havau674/
Avgou674/
Gavuľová674/
Avuha674/
Avaud673/
Hgabu673/
Haivu673/
Avohu673/
Gabuj673/
Gabup673/
Asvou673/
Avust673/
Avout672/
Ghawu672/
Gaiwu672/
Gawhu672/
Gabuh672/
Avouh672/
Ghavoush672/
Havgu671/
Avuyt671/
Gahwu671/
Govud671/
Ahavu671/
Aivut671/
Avaus671/
Avauz671/
Gaywu671/
Haveu671/
Gauvault671/
Gaswu671/
Gévau671/
Gabuß671/
Gajbu671/
Avouï671/
Auvou671/
Avuit671/
Avuud671/
Ayvau671/

Gavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavu in the Hindi language
गवूgavu33.33
गवुgavu33.33
गावूgavu33.33
Gavu in the Marathi language
गावूgavu28.57
गवुgavu25
गावुgavu25
गवूgavu21.43
Gavu in the Russian language
Гавуgavu-

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