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
Gavuna occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gavuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Gavuna live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name internationally, held by 14 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Gavuna occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent reside.
Gavuna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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