Galavu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Galavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Galavu (23) may also be a first name.
Galavu Demographics
Galavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Galavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Galavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Galavu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Galavu? popularity and diffusion
Galavu is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Galavu are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Galavu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 36 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 36 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Galavu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngalavu | 92 | 275 | / |
| Galavau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alavu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Galavaux | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gallavau | 86 | 0 | / |
| Galabu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Galevu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Galawu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Alavou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Alavus | 83 | 4 | / |
| Halavu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Allavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aliavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Halavut | 77 | 157 | / |
| Ngalabu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Alyavuz | 77 | 16 | / |
| Galabud | 77 | 8 | / |
| Galabut | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gallabu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Galawou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Golavau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galabou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ailavau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alavaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngalawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Galawus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alawu | 73 | 416 | / |
| Alabu | 73 | 215 | / |
| Olavu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngalabou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alavoush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gallabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngalawou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gallawau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alabau | 67 | 1,336 | / |
| Alawui | 67 | 525 | / |
| Alabou | 67 | 458 | / |
| Aliabu | 67 | 304 | / |
| Halabu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Allabu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Alawou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aliovu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alyabu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Golawu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alauwu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alhabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alyawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alaibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alaywu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Allawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nggalabau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Halawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alovus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alawgu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alhawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghalabout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olavus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Galavu
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