Galdwin Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Galdwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galdwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Galdwin (10) may also be a first name.

Galdwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Galdwin has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Galdwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Galdwin is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Galdwin reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live and South Carolina, where 33 percent live. Other than The United States Galdwin occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Galdwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Galdwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Galdwin last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galdwine931/
Goldwin86284/
Galduin862/
Galdwen861/
Galdwyn860/
Goldwein8064/
Goldwine8027/
Goldwain801/
Galdvn771/
Goldwhine751/
Goldwyn71524/
Galduen71152/
Goldbin7135/
Golduin711/
Goldwajn675/
Goldwynn674/
Goldwyon670/
Goldben5747/

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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 Galdwin
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