Gavuna Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Gavuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gavuna (14) may also be a first name.
Gavuna Demographics
Gavuna Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gavuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gavuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gavuna has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavuna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Gavuna reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gavuna is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
Gavuna is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya Gavuna is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found.
Gavuna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gavuna last name is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavunga | 92 | 34 | / |
| Gavouna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gavunas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Avuna | 91 | 67 | / |
| Gavounas | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ngavouna | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gavoutna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gavounna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gabuna | 83 | 754 | / |
| Avunga | 83 | 55 | / |
| Gawuna | 83 | 41 | / |
| Avouna | 83 | 27 | / |
| Avunah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Govuna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gevuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavuno | 83 | 1 | / |
| Avunna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Havuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gabunas | 77 | 339 | / |
| Gabunga | 77 | 327 | / |
| Gavinha | 77 | 81 | / |
| Gabunea | 77 | 10 | / |
| Havouna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gavhona | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gabhuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavinay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabunad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gabunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuna | 73 | 3,351 | / |
| Awuna | 73 | 1,365 | / |
| Ovuna | 73 | 75 | / |
| Avuña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Avuno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngabouna | 71 | 66 | / |
| Ggabunga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gouvouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabuunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abouna | 67 | 10,046 | / |
| Abuhna | 67 | 1,712 | / |
| Gabona | 67 | 892 | / |
| Awunah | 67 | 332 | / |
| Abunaj | 67 | 253 | / |
| Gawona | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ovouna | 67 | 82 | / |
| Avungo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Habuna | 67 | 32 | / |
| Awouna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Abauna | 67 | 26 | / |
| Abunna | 67 | 25 | / |
| Abunha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Abunai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ovunna | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ngavounou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awunna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gabuña | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ajwuna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hawuna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awunay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aggivunna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gewuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahwuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabuno | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gavuna
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