Guvava Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Guvava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 509 | 1:30,331 | 4,663 |
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Guvava (11) may also be a first name.
Guvava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guvava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guvava (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻔﺎﻓﻪ) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guvava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 547,713th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Guvava reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Guvava is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name globally It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 30,331. In Zimbabwe Guvava is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguvava | 92 | 115 | / |
| Guvaeva | 92 | 4 | / |
| Guvavah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Uvava | 91 | 113 | / |
| Nguvauva | 86 | 820 | / |
| Gubava | 83 | 2 | / |
| Uvavah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvaiva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvauva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvavad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvavaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uvaivap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guveiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guveeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Givaeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huvaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gumpava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uvaba | 73 | 147 | / |
| Ubava | 73 | 22 | / |
| Uvavo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uvova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gubhavat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gouvabai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gubova | 67 | 172 | / |
| Gubaba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ubeava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gubawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guwawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gubavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guwaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uveawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubhava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uvabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guvoba | 67 | 1 | / |
Guvava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guvava in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻔﺎﻓﻪ | akfafh | - |
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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 Guvava
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