Galav Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Galav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 796 | 1:963,650 | 41,117 |
| Turkey | 43 | 1:1,809,801 | 65,502 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Galav (245) may also be a first name.
Galav Demographics
Galav Political Affiliation
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Galav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Galav (Hindi: गालव, Marathi: गाळव, Russian: Галав) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Galav? popularity and diffusion
Galav is the 386,017th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname Galav is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Galav reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 570,604th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 245 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 963,650. In India it is most prevalent in: Rajasthan, where 43 percent live, Maharashtra, where 23 percent live and Gujarat, where 13 percent live. Aside from India this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Romania, where 4 percent live.
Galav Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Galav are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
Galav earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galav in the Marathi language | ||
| गाळव | galava | 87.27 |
| गालव | galava | 7.27 |
| गालाव | galava | 2.18 |
| गळाव | galava | 1.45 |
| गलव | galava | 0.36 |
| Galav in the Hindi language | ||
| गालव | galava | 85.9 |
| गलाव | galava | 12.78 |
| गलव | galava | 0.88 |
| गालाव | galava | 0.44 |
| Galav in the Russian language | ||
| Галав | galav | - |
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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 Galav
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