Gavy Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Gavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gavy (618) may also be a first name.

Gavy Last Name Facts

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

Gavy is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gavy.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gavy is the 5,057,639th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Gavy occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Gavy reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 335,616th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 618 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 57 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 14 percent are found and Kaduna, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Gavy occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavey89641/
Ghavy89353/
Gavay8954/
Gavoy899/
Gauvy897/
Gaviy895/
Avy86693/
Gavaya80191/
Gauvey80189/
Gavaiy8021/
Ghavey8010/
Gavych804/
Gaiviy804/
Gayvay801/
Ngavyi801/
Gavysh801/
Gaby7517,244/
Gavi757,256/
Avey753,274/
Gave752,454/
Havy75772/
Gawy75211/
Auvy75122/
Aviy7589/
Eavy7573/
Avoy7559/
Avay7545/
Aivy7529/
Govy7522/
Gavá752/
Avuy752/
Ayvy752/
Avyt751/
Asvy751/
Avyo751/
Ahvy751/
Avys750/
Ghahvyi7315/
Gavit67134,351/
Gavai6757,593/
Gabay678,300/
Avaiy672,386/
Havey672,097/
Gobay671,823/
Gabey671,819/
Gaboy671,633/
Gaver671,437/
Gavet671,044/
Gavhi67847/
Gavio67812/
Ghavi67773/
Ngavi67704/
Gaveh67667/
Gavez67496/
Gauby67496/
Gavis67488/
Ngave67440/
Eavey67438/
Govey67434/
Gatve67376/
Gavie67356/
Heavy67308/
Avaya67268/
Gaway67246/
Ghawy67239/
Gaves67166/
Gaved67150/
Ghave67147/
Havay67128/
Gaivi67123/
Havyi67123/
Goway67117/
Gabiy67116/
Gasby67104/
Gavid6792/
Gatvi6791/
Ghaby6771/
Gouvy6759/
Gavea6754/
Gawey6750/
Gavee6741/
D'Avy6736/
Gampy6735/
Gaviz6726/
Gavei6722/
Gauve6721/
Gatby6720/
Gajve6719/
Gaybi6716/
Gavoj6716/
Gavaj6715/
Gaive6715/
Gabys6713/
Hauvy6712/
Govys6710/
Gabuy6710/
Gávay679/
Gaybe677/
Ggava677/
Govoy676/
Gawiy675/
Gavii675/
Aivay675/
Gavér675/
Havoy674/
Ashvy674/
Gajvi674/
Gabyś674/
Gayba673/
Aivey673/
Gaaby673/
Gabyo673/
Gauvi673/
Goovy673/
Gaywa672/
Atvay672/
Gosvy672/
Gavge672/
Gavhe672/
Gavoi672/
Eavay671/
Gabyi671/
Ayvay671/
Avuyt671/
Gavej671/
Gaveu671/
Gavih671/
Gavip671/
Gayve671/
Gasvi671/
Gahve671/
Goviy671/
Aavyi671/
Aveys671/
Avgay671/
Asvey671/
Gayvi671/
Gabyt671/
Haviy671/
Ngawy671/
Gawyo671/
Gawyś671/
Gaïvi671/
Ggave671/
Ggavi671/
Avhey671/
Atvyi671/
Haivy671/
Gaave671/
Gayby671/
Gawys670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gavy
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