Gavuga Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Gavuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Gavuga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavuga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gavuga is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavuga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gavuga live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 69 percent live and Mombasa County, where 31 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavunga | 92 | 34 | / |
| Avuga | 91 | 153 | / |
| Gawuga | 83 | 1,203 | / |
| Havuga | 83 | 108 | / |
| Avucga | 83 | 100 | / |
| Avunga | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gabuga | 83 | 22 | / |
| Gaviga | 83 | 16 | / |
| Avugah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Avuçga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gawugah | 77 | 903 | / |
| Gabunga | 77 | 327 | / |
| Gabouga | 77 | 8 | / |
| Avugadd | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gabugay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Avougah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Avougai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gawouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havugga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavigaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggabuga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havugat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuga | 73 | 10,894 | / |
| Awuga | 73 | 914 | / |
| Ovuga | 73 | 182 | / |
| Avugo | 73 | 117 | / |
| Ngabunga | 71 | 109 | / |
| Aavugadd | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ggabunga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gavougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabuunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abugau | 67 | 571 | / |
| Abouga | 67 | 543 | / |
| Awugah | 67 | 281 | / |
| Abugaa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Avungo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Abugha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abauga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abugay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avougo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abugai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habuga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gabugi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eabuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avugoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awugha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavogi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awhuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawuge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawugo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaboga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ağbuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngabounga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gavuga
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