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 held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 124,823rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,996,588 people. The last name Gavu is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gavu reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gavu is also the 655,603rd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 192 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,332 people, or 1 in 40,674. In South Africa Gavu is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 37 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 21 percent are found.

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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