Gávai Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Gávai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 101 | 1:97,191 | 9,467 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Gavai (57,593) are calculated separately.
Gávai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gávai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gávai is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gavai. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gávai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gávai is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gávai are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Gávai is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 97,191. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 51 percent reside, Komárom-Esztergom County, where 12 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Hungary this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavai | 93 | 57,593 | / |
| Gáva | 89 | 215 | / |
| Govai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gávay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gávea | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gábai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavaji | 73 | 409 | / |
| Gavayi | 73 | 244 | / |
| Gavaia | 73 | 76 | / |
| Govaji | 73 | 43 | / |
| Ghavai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Gavait | 73 | 25 | / |
| Govaia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gavaiy | 73 | 21 | / |
| Govayi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gavaii | 73 | 14 | / |
| Gosvai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gavaid | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gavaie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gavaai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Govait | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gavhai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gavaiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gavais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Govhai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngovai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gauvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gava | 67 | 18,736 | / |
| Gabi | 67 | 10,683 | / |
| Gavi | 67 | 7,256 | / |
| Gawi | 67 | 4,063 | / |
| Gova | 67 | 3,446 | / |
| Govi | 67 | 3,036 | / |
| Gába | 67 | 250 | / |
| Ghatvai | 67 | 103 | / |
| Gouvaia | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ghavaji | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gavajiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Govhait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gavaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavajii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosvaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosvayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotvaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gábi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouvgai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govahai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gávai
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