Galav Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ireland

Galav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7961:963,65041,117
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
Romania351:573,65341,852
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Galav (245) may also be a first name.

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) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Galav.

How Common Is The Last Name Galav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,017th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Galav reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Galav is also the 570,604th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 245 people.

The surname Galav is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 963,650. In India it is mostly found in: Rajasthan, where 43 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 23 percent reside and Gujarat, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account India Galav occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent reside and Romania, where 4 percent reside.

Galav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galav last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galaev914,980/
Ghalav9120/
Galauv9114/
Galavz916/
Galavs914/
Gahlav911/
Gailav911/
Alav892,814/
Galyaev83569/
Galyauv83218/
Gaylaev8332/
Gallaev839/
Gaulaev833/
Galiaev832/
Gallavh831/
Galavìs831/
Galiauv831/
Galab802,870/
Galev80983/
Galap80644/
Galov80630/
Galaw80342/
Halav80253/
Gelav80147/
Galaf8046/
Golav8023/
Allav8018/
Aliav8013/
Aalav806/
Alaiv802/
Alavw801/
Aylav801/
Galabova772,586/
Galabová7794/
Galapova779/
Gahalaiv773/
Gallyaev771/
Gahalauv771/
Ghalab7320,068/
Galeev7314,276/
Gallab731,196/
Galaup731,082/
Galova73779/
Gelaev73525/
Gallap73251/
Galyov73206/
Golaev73178/
Galowa73168/
Gallov7383/
Ghalap7364/
Ahlavt7347/
Ghalaf7343/
Galoev7328/
Goilav7324/
Galape7322/
Galaif7321/
Gholav7319/
Gallaf7318/
Galafe7316/
Gaslov7312/
Gallaw7311/
Ghalaw739/
Gailab738/
Aaslav738/
Haslav737/
Ngalap737/
Gallev736/
Galaib736/
Gaylov734/
Ahalav734/
Galeiv734/
Allahv734/
Golaiv734/
Golhav734/
Galapp733/
Halaiv733/
Galgov732/
Goslav732/
Gaulab732/
Hallav732/
Galaip732/
Galaub732/
Gaylab732/
Halayv732/
Gaalab731/
Gaulap731/
Gahlov731/
Gailov731/
Galaab731/
Galiov731/
Alavth731/
Atlasv731/
Haliav731/
Gaulev731/
Galabd731/
Galaff731/
Allhav731/
Alaaiv731/
Gahlev731/
Ngalaw731/
Galyavova7168/
Galyapova715/
Ghallab6712,413/
Alab672,078/
Alaf67914/
Alov67599/
Alaw67544/
Ghalyaf67127/
Gallova67120/
Ghalabh67101/
Ghalape6780/
Olav6738/
Galhaup6738/
Gaalova6722/
Gallowa6721/
Galyauf6718/
Gaulyov6718/
Gaalape6717/
Galleev6710/
Gaylova6710/
Galgova6710/
Ghallap6710/
Kgalape679/
Galahap679/
Gahalab678/
Goulaev677/
Gaylyov675/
Galiova675/
Gallaaf674/
Ghallaf674/
Ghalafe672/
Gallyavova671/
Ghaliab671/
Gaullab671/
Gahalov671/
Gailaph671/
Galaphe671/
Gallaps671/
Gholavw671/
Ghalaib671/
Ghalaph671/
Gaalaph671/
Gailova671/
Galiape671/
Ghaliaf671/
Gallabt671/
Ghoolav671/
Gahlafe671/
Gallauw671/
Ghalaab671/
Gallaip671/
Gallaub670/
Galaspe670/
Gallape670/
Gallaup670/

Galav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galav in the Marathi language
गाळवgalava87.27
गालवgalava7.27
गालावgalava2.18
गळावgalava1.45
गलवgalava0.36
Galav in the Hindi language
गालवgalava85.9
गलावgalava12.78
गलवgalava0.88
गालावgalava0.44
Galav in the Russian language
Галавgalav-

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