Gvagvalia Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Abkhazia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Gvagvalia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gvagvalia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Abkhazia1371:1,773432
Georgia371:101,2318,829
Russia111:13,102,096377,010

Gvagvalia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gvagvalia (Georgian: გვაგვალია) is held by more people in Abkhazia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvagvalia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Gvagvalia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gvagvalia reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Abkhazo-West Asia.

It is most widespread in Abkhazia, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 1,773. In Abkhazia it is primarily concentrated in: Gali District, where 92 percent reside, Ochamchira District, where 3 percent reside and Gulripshi District, where 2 percent reside. Not including Abkhazia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvagvaliya959/
Gwagwala71123/
Gbagbala71121/
Gbangbala67235/
Gbaugbali675/
Ngbagbala671/
Kavachavala604/
Kvikvelia561/
Kauvakaval531/
Kvikveliya531/
Cavccavale531/
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Gvagvalia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvagvalia in the Georgian language
გვაგვალიაgvagvalia-

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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 Gvagvalia
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