Gavua Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Gavua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Gavua (28) may also be a first name.
Gavua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gavua (Hindi: गवुआ) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavua? popularity and diffusion
Gavua is the 621,618th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. Gavua occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gavua are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gavua is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Without taking into account Ghana Gavua exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avua | 89 | 335 | / |
| Gaavwua | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gavva | 80 | 2,416 | / |
| Gabua | 80 | 998 | / |
| Gafua | 80 | 34 | / |
| Gapua | 80 | 11 | / |
| Avuha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gavwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Govua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aavua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Avuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabuat | 73 | 2,886 | / |
| Ngabua | 73 | 937 | / |
| Ngafua | 73 | 794 | / |
| Gabuay | 73 | 778 | / |
| Gavvas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gabuad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghavwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gabuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gapfua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gafuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ghavva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavvaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avuath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abua | 67 | 10,618 | / |
| Afua | 67 | 7,536 | / |
| Avva | 67 | 1,194 | / |
| Ovua | 67 | 741 | / |
| Abva | 67 | 95 | / |
| Avuo | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ngaifua | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ngafuah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Awva | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ghavvas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gabuhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngampua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffuay | 67 | 0 | / |
Gavua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gavua in the Hindi language | ||
| गवुआ | gavu'a | - |
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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 Gavua
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