Gavuz Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gavuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1001:778,21438,497
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gavuz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gavuz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gavuz is most common in Turkey. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gavuz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavuz? popularity and diffusion

Gavuz is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Gavuz are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 778,214. In Turkey Gavuz is primarily found in: Rize Province, where 39 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live and Samsun Province, where 27 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavu893,650/
Avuz8959/
Havuz802,334/
Ngavu80345/
Gavhu80248/
Gavud8027/
Gabuz8020/
Gaivu8014/
Gavau8014/
Gavou809/
Gavup809/
Gaavu809/
Ghavu806/
Gavus804/
Avauz801/
Gayvu801/
Gaveu801/
Gahvu801/
Gavut801/
Ggavu801/
Gavaud73397/
Ngavou7386/
Gabouz7311/
Ghavut738/
Gavoux735/
Gavout735/
Gaveus734/
Gaibuz734/
Ghavau734/
Gatvou732/
Gavuľa732/
Gabuzs732/
Ghaveu732/
Ngaveu731/
Gavoup731/
Gauvou731/
Gavaux731/
Gabucz731/
Gaiveu731/
Gavuit731/
Gauvus731/
Gavoud731/
Gaveux731/
Gabu678,116/
Gawu672,960/
Govu671,014/
Avuç67465/
Abuz67215/
Ovuz6767/
Gavault6764/
Avus6717/
Ngahvou678/
Awuz672/
Gahvoup671/
Ghauvau671/
Gavuush671/
Gaubutz671/
Gavushe671/

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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 Gavuz
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