Galavi Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Galavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 378 | 1:2,029,273 | 69,289 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Galaví (1) are calculated separately.
Galavi (198) may also be a first name.
Galavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Galavi (Hindi: गलवी, Marathi: गळवी) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Galaví. Click here for other possible spellings of Galavi.
How Common Is The Last Name Galavi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 693,669th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name Galavi occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Galavi live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 644,447th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 198 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 2,029,273. In India Galavi is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 83 percent live, Maharashtra, where 14 percent live and Karnataka, where 4 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 6 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Galavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Galavi in the Hindi language | ||
| गलवी | galavi | 77.97 |
| गलावी | galavi | 22.03 |
| Galavi in the Marathi language | ||
| गळवी | galavi | 75.71 |
| गवळी | gavali | 8.57 |
| गाळवी | galavi | 4.29 |
| गळवीानोबा | galavianoba | 2.86 |
| गळवीमण | galavimana | 2.86 |
| गालवी | galavi | 2.86 |
| गलावी | galavi | 2.86 |
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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 Galavi
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