Gavuga Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gavuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavunga9234/
Avuga91153/
Gawuga831,203/
Havuga83108/
Avucga83100/
Avunga8355/
Gabuga8322/
Gaviga8316/
Avugah832/
Avuçga831/
Gawugah77903/
Gabunga77327/
Gabouga778/
Avugadd774/
Gabugay773/
Avougah772/
Avougai772/
Gawouga771/
Havugga771/
Gavigaj771/
Ggabuga771/
Havugat771/
Abuga7310,894/
Awuga73914/
Ovuga73182/
Avugo73117/
Ngabunga71109/
Aavugadd713/
Ggabunga713/
Gavougou711/
Gawounga711/
Gabuunga711/
Abugau67571/
Abouga67543/
Awugah67281/
Abugaa6737/
Avungo6736/
Abugha6720/
Abauga674/
Abugay673/
Avougo673/
Abugai672/
Habuga672/
Gabugi672/
Eabuga671/
Avugoi671/
Gabuge671/
Awugha671/
Gavogi671/
Awhuga671/
Gawuge671/
Gawugo671/
Gaboga671/
Awouga671/
Ağbuga671/
Ngabounga671/

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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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  • 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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