Galbava Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Galbava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galbava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Galbavá (815) are calculated separately.

Galbava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galbava is found most in Slovakia. It may be found as a variant: Galbavá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galbava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Galbava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Galbava live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 133,411. In Slovakia Galbava is mostly concentrated in: Trnava Region, where 55 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 28 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galbavá95815/
Galbaeva93244/
Albava921/
Galbavý86697/
Galbavy86363/
Galbavi8692/
Galbova8625/
Galbavo866/
Golbaeva802/
Albaivas801/
Galboeva801/
Golbavat801/
Albaba776,493/
Albova77333/
Galbová71274/
Halbaba71185/
Ailbaba7115/
Golbaba7114/
Galbawy7112/
Halbavá719/
Galbovy719/
Alhbawa716/
Galbavýová714/
Albovad714/
Alhbaba714/
Golbavi714/
Allbaba713/
Albayba711/
Albaiba711/
Galbový711/
Galvavo711/
Golbova711/
Golbeva711/
Golbabai67214/
Golbhavi673/
Galvavhe671/
Ghalbabi671/

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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 Galbava
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