Galavis Surname

154,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Galavis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galavis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela1,3651:22,1281,551
Mexico6311:196,7135,370
Colombia3481:137,2824,202
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Spain2201:212,50914,349
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Panama71:558,8949,437
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Galavís (12) are calculated separately.

Galavis Last Name Facts

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

Galavis occurs more in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Galavís. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galavis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galavis is the 154,149th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,557,931 people. The last name Galavis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Galavis live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Caribbean South America.

It is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is borne by 1,365 people, or 1 in 22,128. In Venezuela Galavis is primarily found in: Táchira, where 28 percent live, Miranda, where 19 percent live and Capital District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Venezuela this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 22 percent live and Colombia, where 12 percent live.

Galavis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Galavis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Galavis last name expanded 2,230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Galavis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Galavis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Galavis earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning $18,934,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning $33,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.52% less than the national average, earning $33,027 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galavís9512/
Galavi92426/
Alavis9278/
Galaviz8633,419/
Galawis8647/
Galabis8640/
Gelavis8630/
Ghalavi8626/
Galavic8613/
Galavii8610/
Galavix865/
Galavid865/
Alavhis862/
Galaves862/
Gaulavi861/
Alatvis861/
Alavies861/
Aulavis861/
Galavij861/
Galavio861/
Galavit861/
Galaviy861/
Galavys861/
Galavai861/
Galovis860/
Halavais8021/
Galavich808/
Galabies808/
Galawish806/
Goslavis802/
Algavish802/
Gaallavi801/
Galyaviy801/
Galavaai801/
Galavijh801/
Galabits801/
Algavios801/
Galave771,025/
Alaves77619/
Galabi77597/
Alovis7753/
Alabis7748/
Golavi7736/
Alawis7736/
Galawi7712/
Alavés7710/
Olavis775/
Alaviz774/
Galaví771/
Galavy771/
Hallavais753/
Galyavich751/
Alowais711,173/
Galovič71490/
Galovic71483/
Golaviy71459/
Gholavi71309/
Galabiz71152/
Galabhi71124/
Galavez7197/
Ghalabi7195/
Halabis7160/
Ghalawi7156/
Galaiwe7155/
Gallabi7140/
Ghalave7123/
Galawai7123/
Galavay7122/
Galobaitse7118/
Galabai7116/
Galavíz7110/
Galavea715/
Galaboi715/
Alawais715/
Alawish714/
Alovise714/
Gallampois714/
Alavesh713/
Alabais712/
Galaved712/
Galavyz712/
Alaaves712/
Alabish712/
Hallavisse712/
Oleavis711/
Gelaves711/
Gaulabi711/
Gaulave711/
Golavit711/
Golaviz711/
Golhavi711/
Aliaves711/
Galaver711/
Galoviæ711/
Ngalave711/
Galabei711/
Galiabi711/
Gallave711/
Galáviz711/
Allovis711/
Alaaviz711/
Alhabis711/
Golovis711/
Galavey710/
Ghallabi67594/
Galovich67422/
Galabhai67337/
Gallovič67119/
Galyauva67107/
Gaalaiwe6744/
Alhawais6742/
Alowaish6741/
Galovicz6739/
Gallovic6737/
Galabeas6736/
Gailovic6716/
Halawish674/
Galiabai673/
Gallavoy672/
Galovice672/
Galovets671/
Gaalabai671/
Ghalabai671/
Ghallawi671/
Gallaver671/
Ghaulave671/
Alaviche671/
Alaysuis671/
Ngalawai671/
Golovijs671/
Gholawis671/
Galawicz671/
Galachui671/
Gallahui671/
Gajlovic671/
Alhhabis671/
Aalyabis671/
Galabese671/
Algaveis671/
Galoubai671/
Golhaves671/

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