Gavyak Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gavyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Gavyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gavyak (Russian: Гавяк) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gavyak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gavyak are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Gavyak is primarily concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 60 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent are found and Yaroslavl Oblast, where 20 percent are found.

Gavyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabyak8317/
Gaviak834/
Gevyak832/
Gaveak831/
Avaiyak7726/
Havyack771/
Ngawyak771/
Gawiak6752/
Gabyag675/
Havjak672/
Abhyak671/
Avihak671/

Gavyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavyak in the Russian language
Гавякgavak-

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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 Gavyak
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