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
The surname Gavua (Hindi: गवुआ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 621,618th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name in the world, borne by 28 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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