Gvazava Surname

201,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Gvazava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gvazava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,4661:2,555460
Abkhazia3531:688136
Russia2051:703,03959,725
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
South Ossetia71:7,633810
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Gvazava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gvazava (Georgian: გვაზავა, Russian: Гвазава) occurs in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gvazava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,834th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,529,078 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Gvazava are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname Gvazava is most frequently held in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,466 people, or 1 in 2,555. In Georgia Gvazava is most numerous in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 53 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 32 percent reside and Imereti, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Georgia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Gvazava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gvazava surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gvazava last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gvazva921/
Gvadzhava8835/
Gvajava8677/
Gvazova865/
Qvazava861/
Gavazova80670/
Gayvazova7541/
Gavazov71642/
Gwazawa7153/
Kwazava711/
Gayvazov6744/
Govyazov6728/
Qavazova676/
Govasavi672/
Kvasaeva672/
Gvodzeva671/
Gvzzv671/
Gwashava671/

Gvazava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gvazava in the Georgian language
გვაზავაgvazava-
Gvazava in the Russian language
Гвазаваgvazava-

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