Galavís Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Galavís Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galavís Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Galavis (2,849) are calculated separately.

Galavís Last Name Facts

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

The surname Galavís is found most in Spain. It can also be found as a variant: Galavis. Click here for further potential spellings of Galavís.

How Common Is The Last Name Galavís? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Galavís occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Galavís are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Galavís is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain it is most common in: Andalusia, where 67 percent reside, Galicia, where 17 percent reside and Madrid, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Spain Galavís exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 25 percent reside and Colombia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galavis952,849/
Galaví921/
Galavíz8610/
Galaves862/
Galavys861/
Galave771,025/
Alaves77619/
Galavi77426/
Alavis7778/
Alavés7710/
Galavy771/
Galaviz7133,419/
Galavez7197/
Galawis7147/
Galabis7140/
Gelavis7130/
Ghalavi7126/
Ghalave7123/
Galavay7122/
Galavic7113/
Galavii7110/
Galavid715/
Galavix715/
Galavea715/
Alavesh713/
Galavyz712/
Alaaves712/
Alavhis712/
Galaved712/
Galaver711/
Ngalave711/
Gallave711/
Gaulavi711/
Galavai711/
Galavij711/
Galavio711/
Galavit711/
Galaviy711/
Alavies711/
Alatvis711/
Aliaves711/
Gaulave711/
Gelaves711/
Aulavis711/
Galovis710/
Galavey710/
Galyauva67107/
Galabeas6736/
Halavais6721/
Galabies678/
Galavich678/
Galawish676/
Goslavis672/
Gallavoy672/
Galabese671/
Galabits671/
Galavijh671/
Galavaai671/
Ghaulave671/
Galyaviy671/
Gallaver671/
Gaallavi671/
Galovets671/
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
  • 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 Galavís
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